Joe Pavelski had a rather disappointing 2019-20 regular season. But as cliche as it sounds, one of the main reasons he was brought in was to elevate the Dallas Stars in the playoffs, and so far he’s delivered:
“He’s been around for a while. He knows the ins and outs,” Jason Dickinson said after Game 4. “These are the games he lives for. He elevates for these kinds of moments. You hear him on the bench. He wants to be out there. He wants to make the big play and have a big impact.