The Dallas Stars have come a long way since April 8, 2017.
After defeating the Colorado Avalanche in the final game of their 2016-17 season, the Stars entered a long and unforgiving offseason. They had just finished the second-worst season in franchise history and needed to generate a quick turnaround. The only problem was that they had a lot to fix.
Luckily, GM Jim Nill got an early start and hit the NHL offseason hard. He had a to-do list to focus on and needed to make a lot of changes before the 2017-18 season began.