from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,
The Stars’ biggest issue in the summer will probably be sorting out their goaltending _ and there still is plenty of information coming in on that subject.
Kari Lehtonen has three years left on his contract at a cap hit of $5.9 million, but is coming off an uneven season. While he ranked 11th in wins at 34-17-10, he ranked 36th in goals against average at 2.94 and 41st in save percentage at .903. Those are among the worst numbers for No. 1 goalies in the NHL.
So the question of whether or not to change the top of the goalie pyramid is going to be the big issue _ including whether or not the Stars can even move Lehtonen if they so desire.
But there also are decisions to be made at pretty much every single level of goaltending for Dallas. Backup goalie Jhonas Enroth and prospect Jack Campbell both participated in the World Championships, and their performances could also be classified as “uneven.” Meanwhile, prospect Philippe Desrosier has gotten his junior team _ the Rimouski Oceanic _ to the Memorial Cup, but also has had his share of ups and downs this season.
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