The Dallas Stars will once again enter training camp with a logjam on defense. This is the year when they do something about it. Right? ...Right?
NHL.com beat writer Sean Shapiro took on several questions about the guys who would defend Big D in a recent mailbag post:
Ideally the top-six defenders in camp will be the top-six defenders on NHL opening night.
However, we know that’s not how these things work in reality. Contracts and other factors come into play.
So with that in mind, I don’t see how Miro Heiskanen makes the team out of training camp even if he’s one of the top-six defenders, it’s just an unfortunate reality.