The Dallas Stars don’t have much cap. $18M is a lot but not when you count the pending contracts for Jason Robertson and Jake Oettinger, who will command the bulk of what’s left. Given the fact that Roope Hintz is an RFA the season after next, Dallas needs to be careful with term as only Joe Pavelski will be the big contract coming off the books that year. Which leaves the bargain bin.
Dallas will never replace John Klingberg for reasons I’ve written at length on. But perhaps they can create him in the aggregate. Through a mixture of elite prospects — helloooo Mavrik Bourque — making the jump, a top six forward, and a quality defensemen or two, perhaps the Stars can fill the void somehow.