No, the 2016-17 season has not gone how anyone thought it would.
Although Dallas is still (amazingly) just six points back of Los Angeles for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, their play doesn't give anyone confidence they can make a run.
That doesn't mean the Stars can’t make a push and grab that final spot. But even if that was to happen, what could we expect from an eight-seed Stars team? Pushing the No. 1 seed to six games, maybe?
The March 1 trade deadline is rapidly approaching, and what Dallas will do remains a mystery.