Dallas Stars: Five Things To Watch In 2018 Training Camp

The Dallas Stars will commence their 2018 training camp session today in Boise, Idaho. In a way, the 2018-19 regular season begins now. Here are five things to keep an eye on throughout the three-day camp.

Training camp. After weeks and weeks of waiting for its arrival to fill the hockey void in your life, it’s finally here. The Dallas Stars will be on the ice in a full team setting for the first time in months today and will begin working with coaches as they prepare for another regular season.

And though the puck isn’t scheduled to drop on the new year until Oct. 4, this is when things finally get serious. This is the first step in the new journey. For all intents and purposes, the Dallas Stars begin their 2018-19 regular season today at 9 a.m. in Boise, Idaho.

That can be both exciting and nerve-racking, depending on how you look at it.

On the one hand, this is a new chance for the Stars to begin righting their wrongs from the past two seasons. Since 2016, the Dallas Stars have two sixth-place finishes in the divisions, three different head coaches, some of the best talent in the NHL, and not one playoff appearance to show for it.

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But that’s what the offseason is for. Dallas brought in a new head coach, added a few new players in free agency that should help the team in becoming deeper and more competitive, and took care of their biggest offseason priority by re-signing Tyler Seguin to a long-term extension. Everything seems to be going right for them right now.

Now, they have to put it all into motion on the ice. This is their first chance to begin building chemistry and gelling as a complete unit. 59 players will take a stab at cracking a certain roster within the organization as they each show off their talents and skills.

Overall, these three days will give the Stars a chance to take the first step in another new era. Adapting to change is never an overnight task, but training camp serves as a solid buffer between the change and when games start to count.

This year’s training camp session will take place some 1,600 miles north of the American Airlines Center. While that’s disappointing for fans, it’s a chance for the Stars to try something new while they build towards yet another new culture.

That all begins with the next three days. There are plenty of changes, new additions, and potential voids to keep an eye on as training camp gets underway. And while you won’t be able to quote-on-quote “see” much of it play out, you’ll be able to live through decisions, analysis from media members, and

As a result, here are five things to watch as the 2018 session begins.