Leadership can be such a fuzzy concept. When the chips are down and things are starting to look bad, sometimes you just can’t tell who is going to come out leading the pack when the smoke clears.
For the Dallas Stars, last season’s leadership question was a bit more cut and dry. After a heartbreak of a season in which the Stars never did get up and running on all cylinders, Captain Jamie Benn metaphorically hoisted the team onto his back and, with the help of his scoring buddy Tyler Seguin, helped pace the Stars through an exhilarating season’s end, which earned him the Art Ross.