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Another loss in the Western Conference Finals has Stars fans wondering where they go from here. Maybe a better question is who is going with them moving forward?

Let's look at one intriguing case right off the jump.

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Since You Benn Gone?

The last time Jamie Benn wasn’t associated with the Dallas Stars was June 2007.

To put it in perspective…

• Buy You a Drank (Shawty Snappin’), Hey There Delilah, and Umbrella were hits on the radio — yes, the radio.

• 28 Weeks Later hit the theater — this week, the trailer for 28 Years Later released

• I was in 7th grade, awkward baby fat, facial hair and all

You get the point: It’s been a while. But could Benn’s career with the Stars, his only NHL team, be on the verge of ending?

Benn is an unrestricted free agent after the Stars fell in the Western Conference Finals to the Edmonton Oilers for the second year in a row. It’s also the Stars third-straight loss in the conference finals, which makes those on the outside wonder what changes will be made this off-season. Could Benn, the team’s captain, be one of those changes?

• Stars forward Matt Duchene said it would be a “crime” if Benn doesn’t finish his career with the team that drafted him back in 2007.

• Benn, himself, said he doesn’t see a departure, but he did allude to the caveat that inherently hovers over any free agency: anything can happen.

So, will Benn, 35, be back for his 17th professional season with the Stars? It’ll be a storyline worth watching.

Go deeper: The DLLS Stars crew gives their take on where the Stars should go from here.

The Cowboys haven’t been able to stop the run since … Jamie Benn was drafted. All kidding aside, it’s been a problem. New Cowboys LB Kenneth Murray Jr. wants to help inspire a change in that department.

Cooper Flagg won’t be on the Mavs for at least another three weeks. That hasn’t stopped him from helping them, however, The DLLS Mavs crew looks at how Flagg, the franchise savior (?), is already helping business in Dallas.

Part of forecasting the Rangers moving forward means making decisions on Adolis Garcia and Nathan Eovalid. Jeff Wilson writes about how the two do — or don’t — fit into the plans.

Congratulations to Dak Prescott and his fiancee, Sarah Jane Ramos, on the birth of their second child.

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