Dallas Stars shake up roster days before season opener. Will these moves propel them to NHL glory? Joey Erickson breaks down the Stars’ recent transactions, including Jamie Benn and Oscar Beck hitting IR. He analyzes Radek Faksa’s crucial role, admitting past misjudgments about the veteran center. Erickson predicts the opening night lineup, highlighting potential line combinations and defensive pairings. The discussion covers preseason standouts like Wyatt Johnston and the impact of a “young guns” line featuring Johnston, Rutskovian, and Bork. Tune in for expert insights on how these roster decisions could shape the Stars’ 2025-26 campaign and their quest for the Stanley Cup.
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11 Comments
Opening Night Roster has just been published: I could not have been more wrong lol
Trey Taylor and Harrison Scott make the roster. Lian Bichsel, Justin Hryckowian and Arrtu Hyry did not…
Boy oh boy have I missed these
Could’ve done without the return of Faksa. No hate but just a move that didn’t make sense to me. Could’ve saved some money there. Oh well. Nothing we can do about it now. Least we know what we get with him. Joey you changed your stance. You convinced me then backtracked what the heck lol
Game 6 of the preseason was a spicy game. I knew it would be too. When we play them next week that’s going to be a super spicy game! Can’t wait
The mind games have begun!
The swede is not on the opening night roseter. Taylor is… interesting moves
Wish:
Ritzy hintz mikko
Robo Johnston Duchene
Steel seguin bourque
Faksa Blackwell bastain
Likely:
Robo hintz mikko
Ritzy seguin Duchene
Steel Johnston bouque
Faksa Blackwell bastain
Would love to see a post-season matchup with the Oilers.
Good lineup Joey! I like it. It’s solid.
put a graphic up
When I look at Faksa, it makes me think about the Kaprizov contract. Hear me out. The Wild obviously didn't want to have to pay 17 million dollars for him yearly, but they understand that he is the heartbeat of their team. For their plans, they need him, and couldn't let anyone snag him for his asked price. Maybe the Stars plans absolutely included Faksa in the lineup (not to say he's the heartbeat of the team lol) and someone else was going to offer him at least 2 mill so he said pay me 2 mill and I'll come back, otherwise I'm going elsewhere. Thats how I can rationalize the contract anyways.