The Dallas Stars broke training camp in early October as one of the favorites to come out of the Western Conference, and for good reason. The franchise had come within a catastrophic injury to Joe Niuewendyk and two losses short of reaching the Stanley Cup final in 1998. The ‘98 team had also captured the President’s Trophy as the best team in the NHL, and by all accounts showed little signs of slowing down. If that wasn’t enough to make the Stars a preseason darling, the July signing of all-world sniper Brett Hull put the league on notice.
Chronicling the 1998-99 Dallas Stars: October
