The Dallas Stars have not been who fans and analysts expected they’d be thus far into the 2016-17 season. Their offense hasn’t been dominating and goaltending is really what’s held them together.
The differences between what was expected from them and what they actually are, at least at this point in time, are interesting and not necessarily all bad.
Injuries
It’s hard to talk about the Dallas Stars’ start to the year without mentioning the absurd number of injuries they have experienced. It’s only been just over two weeks since opening night and the Stars have continued to fall further and further down the hole of injury.