This most recent homestand is following on the heels of a decisive one for the Dallas Stars. We heard about it from Lindy Ruff and the players themselves leading up to it, and their words have been proven as the games to close out the old year and open up the new have unfolded.
Ruff claimed that the five-game homestand starting December 13th would be a telling one for the rest of the Stars’ season, which still seemed to him to be salvageable in a major way. Turning it around in those five games was crucial to turning it around for the rest of the hockey year.