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Dallas Stars Daily Links: What’s Next?

The Dallas Stars are not eliminated from playoff contention. But after Saturday’s overtime loss to the Nashville Predators, they are no longer in control of their own destiny. To put it bluntly, their playoff hopes appear bleak.

That puts the Stars in a difficult position for the next five games when it comes to player usage. For instance, is it even worth dressing Tyler Seguin at this point?

His return would undoubtedly help the Stars, but Seguin may not be enough to get the Stars four wins in five games, especially with Denis Gurianov (upper body) and Jason Dickinson (lower body) injured as well.

Seguin would probably need a couple of games to shake the rust off since he hasn’t played since Game 6 of the Cup Final more than seven months ago, so would shutting him down for the season make the most sense long-term?

The Stars also have the option of recalling some of their AHL standouts to finish the NHL season, giving them a solid look of how NHL-ready they are:

Riley Damiani and Adam Mascherin have had standout seasons in the AHL, and Thomas Harley can’t burn a year of his entry-level contract by finishing the season in Dallas. The Stars have used only one of their four non-emergency recalls allowed after the trade deadline, meaning they still have three available if they chose to utilize them.

You can read more from Matthew DeFranks here.


Stars Stories

Saad Yousuf takes a deep look at the loss and it’s implications for Dallas:

In brighter news, the Stars are playing excellent hosts for the World Championship:

For better or worse, there’s never a dull day in Brad Albert’s tenure as CEO for the Dallas Stars:


Around the League

With many draft-eligible players having not played meaningful hockey in the past year-plus, several are taking matters into their own hands:

Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen has been placed on leave by the club:

Finally, the Seattle Kraken have made their final payment are now officially the NHL’s 32nd team:

Talking Points