Every article you read and all the buzz you hear about the Stars was about how last year was a fluke and will not be repeated.  GM Kato claims otherwise.  "We are deep on forward and defense, have 2 very capable goalies and have the fuel of being the underdogs again," he said.  He followed up by saying, "Our team is built around players that we targeted for specific reasons and roles.  i think we are the most balanced team in the league."  Last year's team had many rentals at the end and now have been replaced by younger versions.  If the preseason is any indication, the Stars will be near the top of the standings.  They had a very "difficult" schedule going against the "top" teams like the Blues, Avalanche, Blackhawks, Predators.  Only time will tell and should be very exciting for the Stars this year.

Projected line up:

1st line: Marleau-O'Reilly-Schwartz

2nd line: Z Smith-Scheifele-McGinn

3rd line: Stempniak-Pageau-Pastrnak

4th line: Korpikoski-Letestu-Sceviour

1st pair: Suter-Beauchemin

2nd pair: Vatanen-Spurgeon

3rd pair: Scandella-Stuart

starter: Berra

backup: Montoya

Coming soon:

Nic Dowd, Bryan Rust, Matt Dumba, Marko Dano, Kasperi Kapanen, Nikita Scherbak, Brendan Lemieux, Zach Werenski