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EA Sports’ NHL 22 covers that Dallas Stars fans want to see

ByJohn Grux|
LOS ANGELES - MARCH 16: (L-R) Sergei Zubov #56, Mike Modano #9 and Jere Lehtinen #26 of the Dallas Stars celebrate after a goal against the Los Angeles Kings on March 16, 2006 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noah Graham/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - MARCH 16: (L-R) Sergei Zubov #56, Mike Modano #9 and Jere Lehtinen #26 of the Dallas Stars celebrate after a goal against the Los Angeles Kings on March 16, 2006 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noah Graham/Getty Images)
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DALLAS, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 23: Jamie Benn #14 of the Dallas Stars in the third period at American Airlines Center on February 23, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 23: Jamie Benn #14 of the Dallas Stars in the third period at American Airlines Center on February 23, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Jamie Benn

Dallas Stars fans might look at Jamie Benn’s 2018-20 stats and say “no thanks”…but, not so fast, my friends.

If any current member of the Dallas Stars deserves a video game cover it is the captain. Benn embodies what it means to be a leader of team. The power forward shoulders all the criticism when the team does not play well and he has made those around him better. But, hey, don’t take our word for it…just ask Tyler Seguin.

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Dallas Stars fans may have forgotten that Jamie Benn was almost an EA Sports’ NHL cover player. Benn advanced to the semifinals of an EA-hosted fan vote for the 2017 release of the video game. The Stars captain lost the semifinal vote to Vladimir Tarasenko of the St. Louis Blues, who went on to win the final cover vote.

We can’t help but wonder how much better EA Sports’ NHL 17 would have looked with a Jamie Benn cover. EA could help us out by putting the Stars leader on the cover of NHL 22.

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