On Wednesday afternoon, with a few hours separating the Dallas Stars from puck drop in their first stop of a four-game road trip, a friend from college and I were texting about the current state of the team.
From the Winter Classic, to Rick Bowness‘s early success behind the bench, to trade deadline projections and the status of Stephen Johns, we touched on a lot of the big topics surrounding the team.
As the conversation neared its end, he posed the “big picture” question in one text:
“Is this the year?