For a time of year when no games are scheduled, summer sure is a crazy time to be a hockey fan. It seems each new offseason, teams are reborn and it can take us (and let’s be honest, them) some time to figure out how to integrate pieces of a new identity into the working parts of an old one.
This seems to be working to the Stars’ benefit this summer. Their last-season identity left a lot to be desired, although deep at the core of them is a winning team that wants to get out. Dallas has made a lot of intentional moves to prevent any further stifling of that ability.