If the Dallas Stars want to go to the Stanley Cup dance, they need to win more games. But they may need to win them with more goals, too.
Right now, they’re locked in a tight race with the Edmonton Oilers for the second Western Conference wild-card spot. With the Stars two points behind and holding two games in hand, you might like their chances. But if goal differential ends up being a tiebreaker, they’ll have to come up with more if they want to counter Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
The Stars’ shift to a defense-first mindset under head coach Rick Bowness has been well-documented, but Bones’ views on how to generate offense may not be as well understood.