Often lost in the shadow of the incredible start by the Dallas Stars is the players that have fallen to injury in the months since the regular season started. Among those include forwards Patrick Eaves, Travis Moen, Brett Ritchie, and Curtis McKenzie as well as defensemen Jyrki Jokipakka and Patrik Nemeth.
With that many guys working toward a return to game play the Stars have a few tough decisions to make.
Forwards
One thing Dallas has is a plethora of options for their twelve forward spots.