It’s been 365 days since the Dallas Stars wrapped up a winless six-game road trip against the Washington Capitals.
After skidding through the first five games and watching their playoff hopes slip from “probable” to “in serious question,” the Stars sunk into full desperation mode. And though they battled to stay afloat in the final game of the swing in D.C., they dropped a narrow 4-3 loss to end the trip.
In many ways, that game against Washington highlighted the Stars’ biggest flaw: a lack of depth scoring.
After GM Jim Nill stood pat at the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline, the Dallas Stars fell into a 4-8-4 slump in the final month of the season and watched their playoff odds evaporate entirely.