With the Dallas Stars cutting their rosters down to 37 on Sunday, they’re getting one step closer to having to make some tough decisions on which players will make the 23-man roster at the NHL level prior to the season opener October 6th.
The players don’t seem to be making it any easier on the coaching staff who are facing those decisions. After two fairly good wins in the preseason, the competition for roster spots is heating up and head coach Ken Hitchcock knows it. “We're going to have a lot of competition,” he said after the Stars shutout the St.