Frustration can be a very effective motivator, if you use it correctly.
The Stars have been driven to make a run at a championship this year, in part because they have won one playoff series in the last nine seasons, and in part because they are coming off one of the most frustrating campaigns in franchise history.
And they're fine with that.
"We're not rebuilding, we said that right from the end of last season," said Stars president and CEO Jim Lites. "We've been rebuilding for the better part of a decade. We're through with that.