The numbers game is a tough one for the Stars. Assuming Mike Modano (cracked ribs) and Jere Lehtinen (intercostal muscle) don't have any setbacks in Wednesday's morning skate, they'll be in the lineup tonight against the Calgary Flames.
That means someone else won't. Judging by the line combinations the last few practices, Toby Petersen and Krys Barch would be the healthy scratches. That certainly seems like a tough break for Petersen, who has played well this season.
But the Stars have a good problem: Too many forwards that can play. And coach Marc Crawford likes the chemistry he gets from the Brian Sutherby-Tom Wandell-Fabian Brunnstrom line.
One option would be to sit Brunnstrom and play Petersen on that line. You never know, Crawford might do that at some point soon to give Brunnstrom a mental break. Otherwise, I'm not sure what else you can do in terms of scratches.
What would you do? If you were Crawford, who would you sit and why?
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Richard Durrett
Richard Durrett joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He writes about colleges, the Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers. Richard spent nine years at The Dallas Morning News covering the Rangers, Stars, colleges, motorsports and high schools.
