You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs, which is only vaguely related to the process going on under Jim Nill in Dallas. Basically, just be patient and everything might become awesome. Also, the Penguins may not be the Penguins anymore, and Pavel Datsyuk definitely is still Pavel Datsyuk.
"What's the deal with the Dallas Stars? It's like, 'I'm going to score a hundred million goals, but oh wait, do we have to stop them, too?' And what about the playoffs? It's like, 'Oh, we'll make it with 91 points and almost beat the top seed, but next year we'll do even better and not even be close to the playoffs.