The Stars may be limited in free agency

FRISCO — When the NHL’s free agency period opens on Wednesday at 11 a.m., the Stars will have the resources to do something. Just not everything.

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The Stars will be looking for help both on defense and at forward when the market opens as Dallas tries to replace John Klingberg and boost its offense

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but it will likely only have cap space for one significant move. Equipped with an estimated $7 million in cap space

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The Stars could make one impact move to improve their roster, but probably not two.

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The most glaring need is for a top-four defenseman. For the second straight summer

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the Stars are expected to lose a key contributor on the blue line.

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In 2021, it was Jamie Oleksiak going to the expansion Kraken. This year, it may be Klingberg finding a more lucrative contract elsewhere.

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Klingberg and the Stars have been unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension, leading Klingberg to hit the open market on Wednesday with Carolina and Seattle as potential destinations.

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For the last eight year, Klingberg has been a staple on the Stars defense as one of the best offensive defensemen in the NHL, and an important part of the power play.

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P.K. Subban will surely take a pay cut after his decline in New Jersey the last three years. Josh Manson will receive interest after winning the Stanley Cup with Colorado.

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