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Dallas Stars center Radek Faksa is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Radek Faksa wants to pick up right where he left off.
The 22-year-old center was one of the Stars' best players in the playoffs last season, a performance that earned him a spot on the roster of the Czech Republic at the World Cup of Hockey.
But while Faksa suffered a concussion in Toronto after a hit from Team Canada's Ryan Getzlaf, and finished the tournament missing the final two games, he was in the lineup Wednesday and ready to go in a preseason game against the Colorado Avalanche.