The Dallas Stars are NOT headed for a rebuild. Repeat, no rebuild necessary. Ken Hitchcock has made it clear that he believes in the current Stars squad and is basing his evaluations off of the 15-16 Stars who dominated the Western Conference.
But in many ways, the Stars are not the same team that went to playoffs that season. The foundation pieces, as many see them, are still there, but some previously underrated players have departed, a sad consequence of this season’s failings, and leave behind them empty talent pockets that need to be filled before the Stars can get back to their 15-16 glory and build on it.