Who's In? RW Toby Peterson (EDM), LW Brad Winchester (EDM) and LW Todd Fedoruk (PHI).
Who's Out? C Eric Lindros (NHLPA), RW Matthew Barnaby (Retired), C Patrik Stefan (Switzerland), D Daryl Sydor (Pitt), D Jon Klemm (LA) and LW Ladislav Nagy (LA).
What's Changed? Not a whole lot, but that might not be a bad thing. After all, we're talking about a team that only finished three points behind Anaheim for the division title, with a tiebreaker dropping them to third behind San Jose. Once they got to the playoffs, goalie and perennial goat Marty Turco turned in the best postseason performance of his career, only to be bested by Vancouver's Roberto Luongo in a nerve-wracking seven-game defeat.
While a number of parts have departed like Nagy, Lindros, Barnaby and Sydor, management wisely decided not to overspend to replace them. Instead, a number of players are going to be expected to grow into new roles and contribute more.
In particular, Loui Eriksson will get a shot at spot on one of the two top lines, while Niklas Grossman will get to fill the vacuum created by Sydor's departure. Having deadline acquisition Mattias Norstrom on the blue line for a full season won't hurt either.
The new faces who have been imported -- Peterson, Winchester and Fedoruk -- help address one of the glaring gaps between Dallas and the defending champs: tougheness. Although truth be told, plenty of us will be happy if Fedoruk can just get through the season without suffering another
catastrophic facial injury.
Dallas is still a balanced squad that plays well in all three zones and boasts a potent power play with Sergei Zubov and Philippe Boucher. Their regular season success over the past few seasons is a real tribute to head coach Dave Tippet, one of the most underrated bench bosses in the game.
Fantastic game in Dallas on Monday night, as the Stars overcame a 3-1 deficit to pull out a 5-4 overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings. 
