Monday night in Denver, NHL.com’s Dallas Stars beat writer, Sean Shapiro, shared this message regarding the performance of one of the team’s bluest blue-chip prospects:
Honka has made a couple plays tonight that none of the other Stars defenders could make on a consistent basis.
— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) September 26, 2017
But will Julius Honka end up back in Cedar Park regardless? It’s strictly business, says Ken Hitchcock, and players on one-way deals have to take precedence. In the end, will his two-way contract be all that stands between Honka and his first full NHL season?