A big deciding factor in the downfall of the Dallas Stars’ 16-17 season was the early and often onslaught of injuries. It seemed like all they could do to keep the roster updated with healthy forwards enough to create the needed lines.
Injuries have been something the Stars have faced at annoying intervals here and there, and they’ve come back to bite the Stars at the most inopportune times. High hopes were destroyed and the outcome of seasons diverted in mere moments.
Last season the Stars suffered what seemed to be more than their fair share of bad luck.