Dallas Stars Tickets

Dallas Stars Tickets

The Dallas Stars are a hockey team ready to dominate thanks to the sudden change in ownership and willingness to spend. Enter Jaromir Jgar, Ray Whitney, and Derek Roy to the forward corps and the fans at American Airlines Center are expecting big things for the 2012-2013 NHL season. The club is going to be experiencing a burst in scoring, which, along with a healthy Kari Lehtonen in goal, should result in enough wins to reach the postseason.

Dallas has an incredibly solid first two lines of forwards. However, it could take a while for the lines to gel, as half of the top-six is new. Loui Eriksson, Jamie Benn and Jagr will make up the first line. Eriksson and Benn had great plus-minus numbers. Together, these three are going to be one of the best lines in the Western Conference. Whitney and Roy are joining Michael Ryder are the second line. The Stars have two lines that will thrust the team into contention for the top spot in the Pacific Division.

The middle-of-the-road defensemen unit from last season returns. Alex Goligoski, Trevor Daley, Stephane Robidas, and Philip Larsen are each capable of setting up the forwards. This is an important ability, as goalie Lehtonen is finally healthy following a devastating knee injury a couple years ago. Suddenly the 15^th-ranked defense could move up a few notches, moving up the rankings and potentially becoming a Top 10 unit. Oh, the addition of a 6-foot-7 Jamie Oleksiak and 6-foot-3 Brenden Dillon is going to make finding a clear shot on goal.

The Stars season is looking good thanks to the understanding between owner Tom Gaglardi and general manager Joe Nieuwendyk. Gaglardi wants to win and he is not under the impression that it is going to happen by keeping a tight grip over the purse strings. Dallas now has an offense with a legend among its names and a defense with the ability to enable the legend and the rest of the top-six to flourish.