The Dallas Stars are still in the Western Conference fight, but they’ll have to get their fight in order if they want to survive. And as for many people and organizations, the Christmas break is an opportune time to reflect and take stock.
Stars senior staff writer Mike Heika summarizes the issues in a post that invokes every troubled holiday legend from Ebenezer Scrooge to George Bailey:
On one hand, they are 18-16-3 and in the thick of the playoff battle in the Western Conference, despite significant injuries to John Klingberg, Martin Hanzal, Marc Methot and Stephen Johns.