FRISCO -- After the Stars play the Panthers in Tulsa on Saturday night, only a pair of players will have played in all three preseason games. And coach Jim Montomgery has been watching them closely.
Defensemen Julius Honka and Gavin Bayreuther will be the only Stars to play Tuesday against St. Louis, Thursday at Minnesota and Saturday against Florida. Honka's role with the team appears secure as one of the seven defensemen penciled into the Stars roster. But the coaching staff wants "to see him play with confidence with the puck," Montgomery said.
"I want to see him be deliberate in everything he does," Montgomery said.