The Dallas Stars have spent several seasons and millions of dollars per year to upgrade – or even just stabilize – their presence in net. So, after an enervating bedding-in period early in the season, are Ben Bishop and Kari Lehtonen are becoming the Dallas Stars goalie platoon the team (and the fans) have been hoping for?
And, just as importantly, is their goalie prospect pipeline starting to renew itself? Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News takes a look at the evidence and likes what he sees:
Dallas signed [Bishop] to a six-year contract in the summer, Lehtonen is assimilating to the role of backup, and 22-year-old Landon Bow is hitting his stride at the AHL level with a 10-5-0 record and 2.