Jake Oettinger shared his cheat meals—Chick-fil-A or a Culver’s burger with fries and a chocolate shake—along with thoughts on the league’s relaxed dress code and a tease of Roope Hintz’s bold fashion sense. He named Drake’s Headlines as his pregame vibe and admitted a glove-tap quirk inspired by Carey Price, giving a window into Stars’ locker-room rhythm and weekend energy ahead of the season.

The ESPN interview from the NHL Player Media Tour near Las Vegas also spotlights Hintz’s potential fashion runway on the road and the team’s overall culture, hinting at how these off-ice habits might translate into on-ice consistency and fantasy-relevant stability for Dallas goaltending and top-line production.

Dallas Stars begin training camp in Frisco under Glen Gulutzan, welcoming a veteran roster that aims to finally push past the Western Conference finals. Roster decisions loom for a seventh defenseman and a potential 23rd forward as the new staff tries to mesh with a group built to win a Stanley Cup.

Defense battles center on Alexander Petrovic, Kyle Capobianco and Vladislav Kolyachonok, while Wyatt Johnston, Oskar Bäck and Arttu Hyry push for NHL roles. Health is in focus after last season's injuries, with updates on Roope Hintz, Miro Heiskanen and Jake Oettinger guiding expectations for opening night.

Dallas Stars axe Pete DeBoer after three strong seasons that nevertheless fell short of a Stanley Cup Final, highlighted by a controversial Game 5 benching of Jake Oettinger and a postgame admission of shared accountability. DeBoer framed the moment as a necessary shock to lift a team that repeatedly saw Edmonton as a hurdle, while taking responsibility for the lapses that kept Dallas from the ultimate goal.

Glen Gulutzan steps in to provide a new voice, with a largely intact core and a renewed focus on accountability, structure, and late-season poise. GM Jim Nill stressed a collective reset rather than blame, setting the stage for a fresh alignment of leadership, goaltending duties, and postseason expectations as Dallas chases its first Cup Final in years.

ESPN fantasy hockey hinges on goaltending. A starter thriving in saves and wins, while limiting goals against, can swing a season; a couple of bad outings can derail it. Top nets like Vasilevskiy, Hellebuyck and Oettinger offer clear cushions, while Shesterkin and Gustavsson present high ceilings. The piece advocates drafting one elite goalie early, then shopping for sleepers to fill the rest in 10-12 team leagues, using workload trends to guide picks.

Beyond the obvious anchors, it spotlights mid-tier options and late-round gambles, such as Swayman, and emphasizes monitoring surges and coaching context. In deeper leagues, secure a one-two punch, then pivot to high-ceiling backups who can emerge. ESPN Mock Draft Lobby is recommended to test rosters and refine the strategy.

Dallas Stars open a busy training camp with a 65-player roster (39 forwards, 20 defensemen, 6 goaltenders) ahead of the 2025-26 season, staging sessions Sept. 18-Oct. 4 at Comerica Center in Frisco. The first trio of days is free to attend with RSVP, and fans can watch Team A/B/C practices across the camp’s slate, capped by a Sept. 20 preseason versus St. Louis Blues at the American Airlines Center. The camp bookends a roster heavy with veterans like Benn, Robertson, Hintz, Seguin, Heiskanen and Oettinger while shuffling in prospects to prove themselves for opening night.