Dallas Faces Another RFA Headache After Bourque Breakout

Mavrik Bourque’s breakout season has put Dallas right back in familiar cap-crunch territory, and the timing is not exactly ideal. The Stars have another young player forcing a serious RFA conversation, which means the front office has to juggle upside, leverage, and whatever room is left under the ceiling. This is the part of team-building where the easy answers disappear and the bill always comes due eventually.