Stars Go Young and Marc Crawford Will Probably Go Home

I’m curious to watch the Stars next season. Historically, they’ve been a team of names. Mike Modano. Marty Turco. Sergei Zubov. Brett Hull, back in the day. The recent history of the Stars has always been big NHL players. Now, this season, they’re going in a different direction, choosing youth and potential over names and experience. In fact, Brad Richards, arguably the biggest name on the roster, can’t even get a contract extension. Now of course, a huge part of this youth movement is driven by the Stars being for sale. Current ownership doesn’t want to make any long-term commitments that might scare off a potential buyer. Youth is cheap and so it makes the Stars more attractive to a potential owner. But is it the best idea to give Dallas coach Marc Crawford a young team? This is what Helene Elliott said over two years ago when Crawford was fired by the Kings: Crawford wasn’t going to get [the Kings] remotely close to contending for the ...