Julius Honka has a lot of promise as part of the Dallas Stars blueline corps. However, head coach Lindy Ruff indicated today that the young defensemen will sit tonight when the Stars take on the Winnipeg Jets in an important Central Division match-up.
Ruff also said that Honka is sitting for match-up purposes. It’s possible that he looked at the physical size of the Jets lineup and decided that he wanted a bigger body, and that would explain why Patrik Nemeth draws back in.
Kari Lehtonen will be in net tonight for his 9th straight game in which he’s played.