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Dallas Stars Daily Links: Y Kant U Defense, Big D?

The Dallas Stars’ extra-thin blueline has been an area of need ever since Sergei Zubov packed up his skates and headed home to Russia. After a near-interminable series of drafting and signing hits and misses – plus one epic lottery win (o hai Miro Heiskanen) – they now have a stable of talented young defensemen, both in Big D and in the pipeline.

So why in the world did Stephen Johns languish in 2016-17? Why did the organization starve Julius Honka for ice time this year? And why are putative cast-offs Patrik Nemeth and Jamie Oleksiak finally playing to their potential on other teams?