Stars' GM: Benn will be 100 percent to start season

While Jamie Benn's recovery from a core muscle injury will keep him out of the World Cup of Hockey, it shouldn't keep him out of the Dallas Stars lineup.

Following Tuesday's news that San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture will replace Benn on Team Canada's World Cup roster as he rehabs from offseason surgery, Stars general manager Jim Nill announced the 27-year-old will be 100 percent to start the regular season.

After pacing the NHL with 87 points during the 2014-15 campaign, Benn finished second last season, amassing a career-high 89 points while playing in all 82 games.