Under previous head coach Jim Montgomery, the Dallas Stars often shuffled their lines around, particularly with the forward group. The logic was so that each player would build chemistry with all of their teammates, not just a select few, giving the team maximum flexibility toward the end of the season and during the playoffs.
That practice more or less remained the same under interim head coach Rick Bowness, but so far in training camp, the Stars have iced an identical lineup for several days in a row:
Stars lines this morning:
Gurianov-Hintz-Seguin
Benn-Dickinson-Perry
Cogliano-Faksa-Comeau
Janmark-Pavelski-Radulov
Dowling
Lindell-Klingberg
Oleksiak-Heiskanen
Sekera-Johns
Hanley-Fedun
Bishop
Khudobin— Matthew DeFranks (@MDeFranks) July 21, 2020By giving players consistent linemates throughout practices, the Stars’ coaching staff are no doubt making it easier for their players to get back up to full playing speed.