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Dallas Stars Player Power Rankings For Month of March

By Tom Dorsa

MONTREAL, QC - MARCH 13: Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) looks at Dallas Stars fans during the warmup of the NHL game between the Dallas Stars and the Montreal Canadiens on March 13, 2018, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC(Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - MARCH 13: Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) looks at Dallas Stars fans during the warmup of the NHL game between the Dallas Stars and the Montreal Canadiens on March 13, 2018, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC(Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – MARCH 14: Jason Dickinson
TORONTO, ON – MARCH 14: Jason Dickinson /

119. . Defenseman. Previously: 21st. Marc Methot. 20. player

I can’t say anything bad about off-ice Marc Methot. Methot the guy seems like someone I’d love to be around at all times. Methot the hockey player is less than desirable, though, and his March was indicative of his nonexistent value. The vet scored just one point this month despite nearly even zone start percentages and over 17 minutes per game on average.

If you see Methot in the offensive zone, it’s because someone else on the ice pushed it up. Methot is rarely the one doing that, and the opposing team exposes his inefficiencies on the ice often. Any and all puck movment and transition offense from Dallas seems to stop when Methot is on the ice.

19. player. 119. . Defenseman. Previously: 6th. Stephen Johns

Stephen Johns is the guy that has to play with the aforementioned Methot, who is a vacuum for offensive creativity. It’s no coincidence that Johns is far more confident and effective alongside Honka.

Johns had just one assist in March, and missed the final game of the month with a concussion. From 6th to 19th is a steep drop, but in a way, it isn’t Johns who’s at fault.

18. player. 119. . Forward. Previously: 19th. Remi Elie

I’m going to revise my official stance on Remi Elie (a goal and an assist in March) from an earlier edition of Dallas Stars Power Rankings – the young Canadian only has two modes:

  1. speedy penalty-killing winger with untapped offensive potential
  2. raccoon with a glass jar over his head

player. 119. . Forward. Previously: 24th. Jason Dickinson. 17

Jason Dickinson needed to play, so Jason Dickinson played, and played well. That’s how players are normally treated and that’s the arch their supposed to always be on, but with Dickinson, you never know.

With two assists in March, it looks he’ll never play again for the Dallas Stars. All fourth-line players should stick to hitting and blockin’ shots in the Hitchcock system, never scoring, NO EXCEPTIONS.

Kari Lehtonen. 16. player. 119. . Goaltender. Previously: 9th

Kari Lehtonen should be higher. When you play a ridiculous 15 games in one month as the denoted backup goaltender, maybe you deserve to be a little higher than a measly 16th on a rundown full of underwhelming players. However, Lehtonen is a veteran goaltender that shouldn’t crumble under the pressure of an increased workload like he did.

Lehtonen went 3-8-2 with a .901 save percentage and a 2.99 goals against average in March. Right when the season fell into his laps, and he could have been somewhat of a goaltending savior in Dallas, he faltered and the 2017-18 campaign is all but over. I love Kari, but if this is it for the backup in Big D, he could be remembered for this explosion.

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