The Dallas Stars have always had a bit of an issue when it comes to balance. They existed either in the extreme positive or extreme negative, and didn’t do such a good job of figuring out how to maneuver the gray areas.
In the past, it came out in the lack of consistency in their play. Remember those good ol’ days, when the Stars could beat teams much better than they were but lose miserably to teams that were of a far lesser caliber? Well, perhaps those days are still with us to some extent.
But the lack of balance was also a big contributor to their downfall this season.