Dallas Stars Pre-Season PK: So far, So...Good?

Though certain other, blue-painted areas get most of the headlines, the Dallas Stars entered into last offseason with major questions on both the penalty kill and power play. Last season, as the Go-Go Stars turned into the Oh, No Stars, their generous PK and anemic power play were major culprits. Numbers-wise, Dallas clocked in at 20^th in the league on the PP (17.9%) and dead last on the PK (73.9%). Those numbers simply were not good enough. They could not keep the Stars in the West’s upper echelon, or even in the playoffs at all.