When the Stars hired Pete DeBoer as their next head coach last month, they asked him to handle simultaneous tasks: Squeeze juice out of veterans and introduce top prospects to the NHL.
It’s a balancing act that DeBoer may have to juggle as soon as this fall, when the Stars will invite elite junior players (and recent draft picks) Wyatt Johnston, Logan Stankoven and Mavrik Bourque to training camp. It could be up to DeBoer to determine how to allocate their playing time, when to use them and in what situations.
DeBoer will help transition the Stars’ next wave of contributors, and it’s something he’s not been afraid to do in the past.
