Dallas Stars: Five Takeaways From The 2015-16 Season

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Apr 16, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) skates against the Minnesota Wild in game two of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeat the Wild 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

The Stars could be even better next season.

The Stars were one freak injury away from possibly having Tyler Seguin in their playoff run. Had he not suffered from his Achilles injury against the Tampa Bay Lightning in mid-March Seguin would’ve made the Stars a more dangerous offensive team. Without him, they suffered with their power play, among other areas, against a great defensive team like the Blues.

Hitch also made sure to note the lack of Seguin, "their best player, or arguably their second best", and how well #Stars played without him.
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) May 12, 2016

There’s no question Seguin would’ve made an impact, but look what the Stars did without him. He’s already one of the best forwards in the league today and the team still managed to win a series without him and push the third-best team in the league to a seventh game.

With some tweaking to the defense and some basic decisions during free agency, the team could possibly surpass their 50-23-9 record and their 109-point mark in 2016-17.

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Having Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, Jason Spezza, Patrick Sharp and John Klingberg all signed on for next season makes the possibility more likely.

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