Simply based on the free agent profiles so far (two forwards and one defenseman) it shouldn’t come as any surprise that the Dallas Stars should absolutely be focusing on depth scoring this offseason. The Stars finished with just nine goals in their goal differential, which was good enough for the top of the bottom half of the league. Their goaltending was Vezina-worthy, but they couldn’t buy a goal for the better part of the season and into the playoffs.
Richard Panik is a pending UFA most recently signed with the Arizona Coyotes, where he had a decent year on a disappointing team with 14 goals and 33 points.