DENVER -- The battle to earn a spot on the opening night roster for the Stars is not limited to forwards. Dallas has six regulars returning on defense from last season, and that means six or seven are battling to be the seventh defenseman.
Four of them played Thursday in a 2-1 win over Colorado at Pepsi Center.
After acquiring Andrej Sekera as a free agent in the summer, the Stars' top four looks like Esa Lindell-John Klingberg and Miro Heiskanen-Sekera. With veterans Jamie Oleksiak and Roman Polak returning, as well, the third pair could contain those two.
Stars-Avalanche takeaways: Roster battle not limited to forwards
With most regulars returning, six or seven players find themselves fighting for the team's seventh defenseman role