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Benn, Hemsky likely in for Stars’ season opener

Jamie Benn

Jamie Benn

AP

If the regular season started on Tuesday, Jamie Benn thinks he’d be playing for the Dallas Stars, as he told the Dallas Morning News.

That’s not the case, however, so the reigning Art Ross Trophy winner won’t roll the dice as he (and Ales Hemsky) continue to recover from off-season hip surgeries.

Going further, Stars head coach Lindy Ruff raved about Benn’s fitness level, deploying a time-honored off-season trope in the process:

“I’m interested to see him,” Ruff to the DMN on a healthy Benn. “From a training standpoint, he’s probably in the best shape of his life. I think the part of being around and rehabbing and training all summer has been good for him.”

Ah yes, “best shape of his life.”

At 26, it’s at least a fairly realistic proclamation, as opposed to the many moments in which veterans possibly lack a certain level of self-awareness.

That’s all nitpicking, anyway, as the Stars would gladly “settle” for Benn to be himself. A healthy Hemsky would be a nice bonus, too.