The 2016-17 season was an unkind one to the Dallas Stars. A record of 34-37-11 and 79 points helped take the team from the top of the Western Conference to the cellar in a span of one year.
But it wasn’t just the team falling well short of their preseason potential that left them befuddled. It also had to do with exactly how the team’s ultimate unraveling came about.
One of the Stars’ biggest weaknesses in the 2016-17 season was their slow start. Through the first two months of the season, Dallas boasted a record of 9-9-6.