2011-12 Record: 42-35-5 (89 points)
missed the playoffs
Captain: Brenden Morrow
The Dallas Stars are a team on the rise, yet there is something missing that will take them over the top. Last year, it was offense, as evidenced by the team's last place finish on the Power Play. This year, it may very well be the toughness category. To shore up their offense, the Stars got Derek Roy at the cost of Steve Ott and Adam Pardy, Jaromir Jagr and Ray Whitney in free agency, and Cody Eakin at the cost of Mike Ribiero. Jamie Benn and Loui Eriksson are the team's returning leaders on offense and Michael Ryder is a good player that may be most affected by the Ribiero trade. The blue line is respectable, but lacks a true number one, yet the group looks better with Kari Lehtonen being the man in goal. He does need to stay healthy, but Richard Bachman is a capable backup. Losing Ott means that Brenden Morrow will have to shoulder the load in the grit department.
Prediction: 11th in the West
Band: White Wizzard
White Wizzard has a lot of potential, but suffered some setbacks along the way. Dallas is in the same boat as the Los Angeles-based metal band.
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