STAMFORD, Conn. -- Jake Oettinger has two big goals for the upcoming season: one that he can go after right away, and one that will have to wait.

The 26-year-old goalie has done a lot of soul-searching since he was pulled by the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final, a 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers that ended the Stars' season one round short of the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive year.

And though redeeming himself in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is the long-term goal, being named one of the three goalies on the United States' roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will be within reach as soon as the Stars begin their season on Oct. 9.

"It's not something I think about every day, but it's obviously motivation," Oettinger said at the third a

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