The Dallas Stars begin a four-game road trip and coach Lindy Ruff will change some of his lines, including splitting Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. "I think we're shaking the whole thing up," Ruff said. "We're going to go back to the road lines we had where we were successful in our last trip. We're going to go with a four-line approach and try to divvy up the ice time. We've got back-to-back games, we've got four in six. We've got a tough haul. We're finishing off a tough haul right now. The idea is try not to overplay and keep the energy of this team up." The Stars also are experimenting with their defense and will make veteran Dan Hamhuis a healthy scratch. Defenseman Stephen Johns, recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League on Sunday, will not play Monday after playing in back-to-back games Friday and Saturday. He joins a group of eight defensemen vying for time. "There's been a lot of internal competition," Ruff said. "At different times we've had guys push through and look like they can be the guy in there night after night. The [Esa] Lindells, [Jamie] Oleksiaks, [Patrik] Nemeth, all those guys have had a kick at it. Johns is in that category. I think with any young defensemen there's some play you'd like to get cleaned up, but you're going to have to live with some of it too." Goalie Antti Niemi will start.
