It’s kind of amazing what Roope Hintz did for the Dallas Stars last season. What’s even more amazing is that he did it while hampered by a nagging lower-body injury.
Hintz racked up more than a point per game in 2021, when he was healthy enough to play. In fact, he more than doubled his scoring totals from the previous season, which inevitably left fans wondering what might have been – and how much more the Finnish fave might accomplish when he heals.
Stars senior staff writer Mike Heika has measured Hintz’s trajectory, and he too seems to be wondering if Hintz has a God Mode, and if we see it this season:
Hintz might be the most physically gifted player on the Stars.