Stars have 'something to prove' after Stanley Cup final run

FILE - Dallas Stars' Alexander Radulov (47), John Klingberg (3) and Joe Pavelski (16) celebrate a goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the second period of an NHL hockey Western Conference playoff game in Edmonton, Alberta, in this Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, file photo. The Dallas Stars feel like they have something to prove after falling short in the Stanley Cup Final last season. The relish the opportunity for a better start this season and carry over the success they had in the NHL bubble. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

FILE - Dallas Stars' Miro Heiskanen (4) is shown during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders in New York, in this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, file photo. Heiskanen, only 21 and with 150 regular-season games to his credit, has already established himself as one of the league’s top defenseman. He has been productive on both ends of the ice, and should only get better. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

FILE - Dallas Stars then-interim head coach Rick Bowness watches play from behind the bench during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils in Dallas, in this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, file photo. The Stars have most of their same group back this season and head coach Rick Bowness has shed the interim tag he had. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)

FILE - Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin (35) makes a save against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton, Alberta, in this Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, file photo. Khudobin signed a $10 million, three-year contract to stay with the Stars. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)