| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Tyler Seguin  SidelinedTyler Seguin should be ready for opening night, according to General Manager Jim Nill. The Stars have been hit hard by injuries so far, as Seguin, Radek Faksa, Cody Eakin and Ales Hemsky have all been dealing with injuries. According to Nill, they should all be ready for the start of the regular season. "I think they're all going to be ready for opening night," Nill said. "With injuries, you never know for sure, but from what we've seen from the injuries, everyone should be OK for opening night." Sep 24 |
| 2 | Jason Spezza  ActiveJason Spezza can "sense the urgency" for the Stars to be a win now team. "We feel like we're in a bit of a window here, we have to try to win," Spezza said. "You can sense the urgency around the rink, you can sense through Jim [Nill] and Lindy [Ruff], just the push to try to make us better. And as players, we have to recognize that we have a good team and you can't take anything for granted. It's hard to keep good teams together." Their window to win the Stanley Cup likely extends beyond this season, but in 2017-18 Jamie Benn's new eight-year, $76 million contract will kick in and thus increase his annual cap hit by $4.25 million. Tyler Seguin is going to need to get his own sizable raise after the 2018-19 campaign and 2018-19 is also the last season of Spezza's current deal. Sep 13 |
| 3 | Cody Eakin SidelinedCody Eakin will miss the next six weeks with a knee injury. The six week mark puts Eakin's return in early November. The 25-year-old is coming off three straight seasons of at least 16 goals and 35 points. However he's also seen his raw shot attempt totals drop sharply in that time, so we wouldn't put a lot of stock into him when he does come back unless your pool is especially deep. Sep 24 |
| 4 | Radek Faksa SidelinedRadek Faksa (concussion) should resume skating on Monday or Tuesday. It's believed Faksa sustained the injury while representing the Czech Republic on Saturday. He had five goals and 12 points in 45 contests in 2015-16. Sep 23 |
| 5 | Devin Shore SidelinedDevin Shore is set to miss "some time", according to Stars coach Lindy Ruff. The 22-year-old Shore hasn't proven much yet in the Stars organization. He may have 19 goals and 32 points in 42 games with AHL Texas over the last two seasons, but he's done squat up with the big boys. No word yet on the type or severity of his injury yet, but we'll keep you posted. Sep 24 |
| LW | 1 | Jamie Benn ActiveJamie Benn will likely sit out the first few games of the preseason. Benn underwent surgery on a core muscle and although he's able to participate in practices, the Stars don't want to rush him into (meaningless) game action. The 27-year-old has been one of the best point producing forwards over the last few seasons and that shouldn't change in 2016-17. He scored 41 goals and 89 points in 82 games last season. Sep 24 |
| 2 | Patrick Sharp ActivePatrick Sharp sustained a separated shoulder during the playoffs. He played through the injury and registered six points in 10 postseason games. Sharp will have plenty of time to recover now that the Stars have been eliminated from the playoffs. May 14 |
| 3 | Antoine Roussel ActiveAntoine Roussel hopes to build off the success he had with Radek Faksa and Ales Hemsky last year. "I really hope we are going to start together," Roussel said. "I think it is a great combination of skill, power, and aggressiveness. I like to play with those two guys. It is fun, but I will play anywhere they want me to play." The trio played well together down the stretch in 2015-16 and they were solid for Dallas in the playoffs as well. Roussel has had a busy off-season, as he got married and their first child, a boy, is due in about one month. Aug 5 |
| 4 | Mattias Janmark ActiveMattias Janmark opened the scoring in Game 6 versus St. Louis with his second goal of the playoffs. He scored just before the five-minute mark of the first period in the Stars' 3-2 victory. Janmark has contributed five points in 11 games during his first taste of NHL playoff action. May 10 |
| RW | 1 | Jiri Hudler ActiveJiri Hudler wasn't interested in joining Team Czech Republic at the upcoming World Cup. There's some bad blood between Hudler and the Czech Hockey Federation. Hudler was left off the 2014 Olympic Team and the relationship has been fractured ever since. With a number of players pulling out of the tournament for the Czech Republic, GM Martin Rucinsky tried to get a hold of Hudler, but never had his calls or text messages returned. Hudler's agent, Petr Svoboda, later confirmed that his client had no interest in representing the Czech Republic. Sep 4 |
| 2 | Ales Hemsky SidelinedAles Hemsky suffered a tweaked groin during the World Cup. Hemsky was representing the Czech Republic, which has been eliminated from the tournament. He had two assists in three contests. With it over he's heading back to Dallas, so we might hear more about his injury at that time, but for now regard him as day-to-day. Sep 23 |
| 3 | Patrick Eaves ActivePatrick Eaves has agreed to a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars. Eaves' new deal is believed to be worth $1 million, but that hasn't been confirmed. He had 11 goals and 17 points in 54 contests in 2015-16. Jul 1 |
| 4 | Curtis McKenzie ActiveLook for Curtis McKenzie to stick with the Dallas Stars this season. He's been more of a minor league player during his professional career, but the 25-year-old has a pretty good shot of making the team this year. McKenzie played just three games in the NHL last season and he failed to record a point. Even if he sticks with the Stars, he won't have any fantasy value in standard leagues. Sep 24 |
| 5 | Brett Ritchie ActiveBrett Ritchie is expected to make the Stars roster out of training camp. Ritchie spent most of his time in the AHL last season, but he signed a one-way deal during the off-season. That doesn't mean he can't be sent to the minors though. The odds of him sticking around in the NHL are pretty good. He scored 10 points in 39 NHL games over the last two seasons. He won't have any fantasy value. Sep 24 |
| D | 1 | John Klingberg ActiveJohn Klingberg may get to take more chances in 2016-17. The Stars back end has Dan Hamhuis, Johnny Oduya, Stephen Johns, Esa Lindell, Patrik Nemeth, Jordie Benn and Jamie Oleksiak who are unlikely to jump into the rush or move the puck as well as Klingberg can. The soon-to-be 24-year-old blueliner has already amassed 98 points in 141 NHL outings and he should be among the league's top-scoring defenseman again in 2016-17. Jul 28 |
| 2 | Dan Hamhuis ActiveDan Hamhuis wants to bring defensive stability to the Dallas Stars. The Stars signed Hamhuis as an unrestricted free agent this summer after losing puck movers like Alex Goligoski and Jason Demers. "The strength of this team is the offensive power, and I’m hoping what I can bring to the team is sound defensive presence," Hamhuis said. "That’s the way I have played throughout my career, I take a lot of pride in my defensive game." Aug 20 |
| 3 | Johnny Oduya ActiveJohnny Oduya recorded an assist in Game 7 versus St. Louis on Wednesday night. He helped set up the Stars' lone goal of the game when Patrick Eaves scored in the third period. Oduya had a minus-2 rating in 18:37 of ice time in the Stars' 6-1 loss to the Blues. He contributed three points in 13 playoff contests. May 12 |
| 4 | Stephen Johns ActiveCoach Lindy Ruff has been impressed by rookie defenseman Stephen Johns in the playoffs. "Physical, big, puck moving, skating and I understand he's a young defenseman that's just coming into the league, and I really think he's carried himself well," said Ruff. "We've got a couple of young guys back there with very little experience that have really done a nice job through this playoffs for us, and there's going to be mistakes, but I think the mistakes are overshadowed by the enthusiasm, the physicality, the fearless play of a lot of our young players." Johns has 26 hits and no points in eight postseason matches. May 2 |
| 5 | Esa Lindell ActiveEsa Lindell is expected to start the 2016-17 campaign with the Dallas Stars. There could be plenty of room on the roster as defensemen Alex Goligoski, Kris Russell, Jason Demers and Jordie Benn are all eligible for unrestricted free agency. Some of them could still be retained, but Lindell is viewed as a lock to be in the NHL. He will represent Finland at the World Cup of Hockey before the 2016-17 season. May 16 |
| 6 | Jordie Benn ActiveJordie Benn probably won't be guaranteed a top-six defense spot on Dallas going into 2016-17. The Stars want to play younger players like Stephen Johns, Esa Lindell and Patrik Nemeth. The other three spots belong to John Klingberg, Johnny Oduya and Dan Hamhuis. Benn could be an insurance defender going into the year if he can't beat out Nemeth for the last spot. Jul 30 |
| 7 | Patrik Nemeth ActivePatrik Nemeth will be a healthy scratch in Game 3 against Minnesota. The 24-year-old played just 38 games during the regular season and he's been a healthy scratch in each of the first three games of the series. Jamie Oleksiak and Travis Moen will also watch the game from the press box. Apr 18 |
| 8 | Jamie Oleksiak ActiveJamie Oleksiak's 16-year-old sister, Penny, is making waves for Canada at the 2016 Olympic Games. She anchored Canada to a bronze medal in the 4x100-metre relay on Saturday and she captured a silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly on Sunday. Jamie took to Twitter on Sunday night and he was speechless with pride: "I don't even know what to say right now, that was one of the most intense and amazing things I've seen." Perhaps her success will help inspire him in his push to land a permanent spot on the Stars' defense corp this season. Aug 8 |
| G | 1 | Kari Lehtonen ActiveThe Stars will likely still be in a job share situation in net to begin the 2016-17 season. Probably not the news poolies want to hear. It seems as if Dallas coach Lindy Ruff is still confident with his tandem of Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi despite significant inconsistency last season. Is it just us, or does a Ben Bishop trade to Dallas just make too much sense? Sep 25 |
| 2 | Antti Niemi ActiveAntti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen might be the goaltending tandem for Stars going into the season. Everything appears to be quiet on the trade front, according to Stars GM Jim Nill. That isn't a surprise at this time of the summer, but it could heat up before training camp or later in the season. Niemi and Lehtonen posted 25 wins apiece last season, but neither of them posted very strong numbers. Aug 13 |