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Its all over bar a bit of shouting and lots of mopping-up afterwards, according to the odds-setters at Bet365, who reckon India are 10/11 to complete a 4-0 scoreline with victory in both of the remaining Tests against England.Mind you, it was only three Tests ago that England were actually setting the agenda in this series, having pushed India to the brink in the opening match at Rajkot, only to be muscled out of the key moments in each of the subsequent fixtures at Visakhapatnam and Mohali.And for that reason, there is still some value in taking a stab at an England fightback in the closing stages of this series. They are a distant 20/1 to complete a 2-2 scoreline (the same odds, in fact, for back-to-back draws and a 2-0 win to India, which doesnt speak much for Englands batting resilience). 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If everybody improves a little bit and we commit to what we did last year, good things can happen.Benn didnt make the playoffs his first four seasons before Dallas lost in the first round to Anaheim in 2014. He won the league scoring title a year later when the Stars missed the playoffs.Dallas finally broke through with a Western Conference-leading 109 points (50-23-9) last season and a six-game victory over Central Division rival Minnesota to start the postseason.Just needed to get out of the first and you didnt make it through the second, so we know how hard it is, said Benn, who signed an eight-year, $76 million contract extension in the offseason. 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While the system helped boost Dallas to the top seed in the West, it failed them in the playoff finale when Lehtonen gave up five goals in the first two periods of a 6-1 loss to the Blues.I think it took us a long time to kind of learn when youre not playing and when you are playing last year, Lehtonen said. But now we know what to expect so I think thats going to be easier. Still never know how its going to go.SETTLING INSharp, a forward, and defenseman Johnny Oduya were getting used to a new home a year ago after winning a Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks. If Jason Spezza is any indication, theyll be more productive. Spezza struggled his first season in Dallas two years ago after 11 seasons in Ottawa, then almost doubled his goals last season.Much more comfortable, much more feel at home, Sharp said. The guys were very welcoming last year, but being 10 years in one spot, its tough to move.YOUNG DRuffs biggest concern is the consistency of a young group of defensemen highlighted by budding stars John Klingberg and Stephen Johns. The Stars believe in their youth at the blue line enough that they traded the rights to nine-year veteran Alex Goligoski to Arizona. Dallas gave Oduya a fellow veteran in the group by adding Dan Hamhuis in free agency.Weve got the platform to build off as long as we can get our young defensemen in the right place, said Ruff, going into his 19th season after spending his first 15 as a coach in Buffalo. By no means do I think its going to be easy.---Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuyler ' ' '