Stars have proven young scorers and could make another deep playoff run after 2 West finals

Dallas Stars Last season: 52-21-9, lost to Edmonton in Game 6 of Western Conference Final. COACH: Pete DeBoer (612-421-146 over 17 seasons with 5 teams, 2 Stanley Cup appearances, 7 conference finals). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 10 at Nashville. DEPARTURES: F Joe Pavelski, F Radek Faksa, C Ty Dellandrea, D Ryan Suter, D Chris Tanev, D Jani Hakanpaa, G Scott Wedgewood. ADDITIONS: D Matt Dumba, G Casey DeSmith, D Ilya Lyubushkin. GOALIES: Jake Oettinger (35-14-4, 2.72 GAA, 0.905 save percentage) and DeSmith (12-9-6, 2.89, 8.95 with Vancouver) BETMGM STANLEY CUP ODDS: 11-1. What to expect The Stars went to the Western Conference Final in each of DeBoer's first two seasons, and were the top seed before