Mikko Rantanen took his talents to the Dallas Stars, and many believe that had he stayed with the Carolina Hurricanes, last NHL season might have played out very differently.

Since the NHL realigned from a six to a four-division format for the 2013-14 campaign, Colorado is 18-8-2 against the Stars, including an 11-2-1 mark at home.

When I moved to the Stars’ beat in 1995, it was the team’s third season in Dallas and Derian Hatcher was its third captain. Benn has been captain of the Stars for 12 seasons.