I have been watching the Stars' eastern road trip. While it is great to have you guys in this part of the country it has been difficult to watch.
IMO you have decent goaltending with Lehtonen and good forwards [I really like Jamie Benn & I loved Rich Peverly when he played for us] but your defense needs upgrading badly. I don't know if there are any elite defenders that should be available at your first round draft pick # but if there are I hope you grab one. It might also be time to see what your prospects can do at the position- they might just surprise you. Trading for an elite or even 1 or 2 second level defensemen might cost more than your GM is willing to pay, they are pretty rare these days.
I don't know if there has been any talk of firing Lindy Ruff yet but IMO he shouldn't be, it is just his first season there. He routinely got his Sabres teams to play hard & succeed more often than not [we hated playing them] so I'd give him another year to see what he can do for the Stars.
Look forward to watching the Stars @ Bruins on Thursday