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It’s Dallas Stars day on PHT

Jaromir Jagr

Philadelphia Flyers right wing Jaromir Jagr, from the Czech Republic, speaks during a media availability at their practice facility Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Voorhees, N.J. The Flyers will be watching the rest of the playoffs from home after the New Jersey Devils defeated the Flyers 4-1 in their best-of-seven conference semifinals (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Welcome to our offseason initiative — 30 teams in 30 days.

From July 16 until Aug. 14, we’ll be dedicating each day to a new team by recapping the offseason and looking ahead to 2012-13.

There will also be a series of posts looking at key stories, player profiles and burning questions regarding each squad.

Friday’s team is the Dallas Stars.

The Stars finished just shy of the eighth seed in the Western Conference despite strong seasons from Loui Eriksson, Jamie Benn, Mike Ribeiro, and Michael Ryder.

Following their fourth straight campaign without a playoff birth, the Dallas Stars made some major changes this summer. They dealt Ribeiro, Steve Ott, and Adam Pardy in a pair of trades and got back Cody Eakin and Derek Roy.

They also opened their checkbook to get Jaromir Jagr and Ray Whitney. The result is a pretty impressive core of forwards, but according to one online gambling site, the odds of them winning the Stanley Cup actually declined over the summer.

Perhaps it’s because Roy will likely miss the start of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. It would also be reasonable to ask how Jagr and Whitney will perform at the age of 40.

Will the Dallas Stars’ latest additions propel them to the playoffs or will they once again fall short? Check back in throughout the day for more coverage of the Stars.