Report: Stephen Johns won't play in 2020-21

The Dallas Stars will be without defenseman Stephen Johns for the 2020-21 season, sources told The Athletic's Saad Yousuf.

The Stars released their official roster for training camp on Wednesday, and Johns was designated as an injured player who's not participating.

The blue-liner missed the 2018-19 campaign and the first 47 games last season due to post-traumatic headaches stemming from a concussion suffered in March 2018. He appeared in four games throughout the Stars' run to the Stanley Cup Final, but left in Game 1 of the first round and didn't return during the postseason.

The 28-year-old is entering the final campaign of his three-year, $7.1-million deal inked in 2018. He was named as one of the three finalists for the Masterton Trophy this past season alongside Bobby Ryan and Oskar Lindblom.

Johns will likely be put on the long-term injured reserve soon. His cap hit for this season is $2.35 million.

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