Yesterday, news broke that Erik Karlsson had been traded by the Ottawa Senators to the San Jose Sharks. Dallas Stars fans, still giddy with excitement over Tyler Seguin’s extension, didn’t let the news discourage them, and instead immediately resumed dreaming about Columbus Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin, or even other players from the Senators such as Matt Duchene or Mark Stone.
But while everyone has been talking about acquiring these kinds of players, ones with one last year on their contract who would hopefully sign an extension, there are others who, in my opinion, would be much more interesting targets for the Stars: unsigned Restricted Free Agents, or RFAs.