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Dallas Stars Free Agent Spotlight And Poll: Jhonas Enroth

By Josh Clark |

The Dallas Stars have a total of 18 players on their NHL and AHL rosters that will become some sort of free agent this coming offseason.

With the overstocking of forwards and need for veteran defensemen and consistent goaltenders, it will be interesting to see who Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill re-signs and who he lets go into free agency.

A few days ago, we took a look at the eight players that spent a good majority of their season with the Dallas Stars in the NHL.

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We examined the current situation of each player and the pros and cons of their argument to be re-signed or let go.

So far, we’ve looked at and voted on Jamie Oleksiak, Patrik Nemeth, Jyrki Jokipakka, Curtis McKenzie, Rich Peverley, Shawn Horcoff, and Patrick Eaves. To vote on their polls and see what Stars fans think, go back to the Blackout Dallas home page and search for each of their names.

Now, it’s time to look at and vote on the last UFA for the Stars, Jhonas Enroth:

Jhonas Enroth became a Dallas Star on February 11th, 2015 in a goalie-goalie trade with the Buffalo Sabres. He welcomed the thought of being traded and was excited to join a team on the rise. Enroth finished his year in Dallas with a record of 5-5-0, along with a save percentage of .906 and a goals against average of 2.38. After a slow start, he finished the year on a four game win streak, which included a shutout and a mere 1.25 goals against average.

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Enroth was quoted in an interview that he wouldn’t mind looking in free agency for possibly more playing time. But he quickly lashed back at the source, calling it disappointing that they didn’t post the entire interview, which could be a hopeful sign for Stars fans. If Enroth is out the door, the Stars can shop the extensive free agent goalie market. But if Enroth wants to stay, his services would be a great improvement to the goaltender department longterm. With a cap hit of $403,225, he could be brought back with a substantial raise, and could even take a shot at the starting job.

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Jhonas Enroth will be one of the Dallas Stars’ four unrestricted free agents in the upcoming offseason. The scenarios are similar to that of an RFA, except here the UFA has complete control of where he wants to go, so long as he receives a contract from said destination. Basically, three things could potentially go down:

1. The Stars offer Enroth a new contract and he agrees or disagrees

The Stars could extend Enroth a good-sized contract with a decent and he could return to Dallas for a few more seasons. Sure it wouldn’t be as big as his previous contract, but if Enroth is happy in Dallas, he’ll more than likely accept based on his current situation. If he’s not, he’ll decline the offer and move onto the free agency pool on July 1st.

2. The Stars re-sign him and use him for trade

This isn’t a likely scenario when it comes to unrestricted free agents, but could still happen. Although there is a chance, trading Enroth away would be an odd move. But anything can happen.

3. The Stars leave Enroth to become a UFA on July 1st

The Dallas Stars could leave Enroth out of their offseason plan and let him find a new team. It would open up space for the Stars to sign another goalie from the large selection in the upcoming offseason.

Now that we’ve examined each one’s argument and current situation, it’s time to let you, the Stars fan, vote on what you think should be done with Jhonas Enroth. Feel free to vote below. Apologies to all using the mobile app that doesn’t support our poll yet. We encourage you to get online or find us on social media and vote!

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