Matthew DeFranks, Stars beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered questions about the team during a live chat Wednesday. Below are highlights, edited for clarity.
Do the Stars have a line you're particularly concerned about? Or is production beyond the front guys too abysmal to judge that right now?
I think it would have to be Jason Spezza's line, whoever is next to him on any given night. For this exercise, let's assume the top line is together and Radek Faksa and Tyler Pitlick are together. That Shore/Dickinson/Janmark-Faksa-Pitlick line has done their job as a shutdown line.