It was kind of obvious in the game against New Jersey, pretty obvious against Philadelphia, and flat out obvious against Washington last night. The Dallas Stars have some rotten luck with committing simple mistakes.
In the recent past, the Stars have endured plenty of mistakes that keep the team from taking the next step. These mistakes are typically glaring and painfully obvious. Goaltending, a lack of veteran leadership on defense, no offensive depth, and special teams issues all make the list.
Those are the problems that GM Jim Nill has sought out to fix over the past few summers.