One of the NHL's best teams added a superstar at the NHL trade deadline. Could the high-scoring winger be the missing piece to put Dallas over the top?

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The Dallas Stars shocked hockey fans with their blockbuster trade for Carolina forward Mikko Rantanen on Friday.According to multiple reports, Dallas

In the meantime, the Stars (39-19-2) will continue to go with what they have and have added. They are 6-2-1 since acquiring Granlund and Ceci and find themselves in second place in both the Central Division and Western Conference, eight points back of the Winnipeg Jets.

Stars have said all season they’re “all in” to win the Stanley Cup this year after back-to-back runs to the Western Conference finals.

With his team on a three-game win streak, Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer joined The Hardline on 96.7 FM/1310 The Ticket (KTCK-AM) Wednesday afternoon. His radio appearance came the day after Thomas Harley’s winner with 4.8 seconds remaining handed Dallas an electrifying victory against the New Jersey Devils.

What are the dream and nightmare scenarios that Stars general manager Jim Nill faces with the NHL Trade Deadline quickly approaching?

Chris Patrick woke up Friday morning to see what trades around the NHL he missed. Quickly, the Washington Capitals' first-year general manager figured out that his colleagues around the league weren't bluffing about what they wanted in return.