At least the Dallas Stars are getting all their trauma out of the way early (we hope). The list of Victory Green players who have lost time to illness and injury from training camp to late October reads like a casualty list from an especially rough season of Game of Thrones.
These are the moments when it’s good to have depth in the system, and several Stars prospects are getting a lot of extra responsibility:
"Overall, I've been impressed with our young guys," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "The real test is going to come right now.