Uncertainty defined the 2018-19 season for Stephen Johns and the Dallas Stars.



Starting near the end of training camp in Boise, Idaho, the defenseman was struggling with post-traumatic headaches.



The last time Johns was available to media members, back in early December, he talked about how his days were rough and frustrating. He said it sucked, and he didn’t have any good answers for what was happening.



In our limited interactions. Johns looked like a different person. The injury wore on him. He seemed downtrodden. Even on the days when he seemed more pleasant, he wasn’t the same person. His coaches and teammates did their best not to ask about how he was feeling, because the lack of any progress just led to further frustration.



Post-traumatic headaches ultimately cost Johns the entire season, something the team readily admitted around the NHL trade deadline. On March 24, Johns posted on Instagram that the headaches were likely connected...