The Dallas Stars have gotten off to a fast start to their offseason. Following the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final. Following a trade that sent Mason Marchment to Seattle in exchange for draft picks, they then signed Mavrik Bourque and Nils Lundkvist to contract extensions. While General Manager JIm Nill sits and ponders his next move, rumors are beginning to swirl that Mitch Marner can be on the Stars' radar come free agency.
Mitch Marner is going into the summer with a chance to change the scenery and price of his contract. The 28-yr old is hitting the free agent market after previously playing nine seasons in Toronto. While Marner is very skilled at scoring, his main advantage has been sharing the ice with even more skilled players such as Auston Matthews and William Nylander. The Stars do boast some scorers in their lineup as well, but none of them were able to reach the 85-point threshold.
Stars Sign Kole Lind to Two-Way Deal
The Dallas Stars have announced that they signed Kole Lind to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Mitch Marner does look like an enticing addition to any NHL team who wishes to bolster their scoring, yet the Stars would do well not to go all in on the winger thinking that he is the answer to all their problem. The big hole lurking in the Stars' roster is that they do not have a top scorer. Mikko Rantanen proved in the Stanley Cup Playoffs that he is highly serviceable, yet fizzled out during the second round. Besides the fact that Dallas does not currently have the necessary cap space to even facilitate a high level signing such as Marner, one thing they surely do not need is another secondary scorer. It is yet to be determined whether the Ontario native can carry a team for 82 games, plus the playoffs.
As the July 1st free agent period draws nearer, the Dallas Stars will also continue their search for a new head coach after parting ways with Pete DeBoer following a disastrous end to their playoff journey.
The Dallas Stars were also recently voted the most favorable destination by all incoming draft picks. The NHL Draft takes place in Los Angeles on June 28th.
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