Another game, another loss, and less important but good for a talking point, another loss on the road, where Dallas has seen no substance within the sewage. There were few, if any silver linings against Boston. Players got injured, players performed below expectations, and coaches managed the roster above vexations.
The tragic myth of the 2016-2017 Dallas Stars is that #Starsing is no longer a description befitting of the team. The blueline moves at a snail's pace thanks to Ruff's insistence on giving Esa Lindell primetime minutes, the forwards have transformed from Mattias Janmark and Valeri Nichushkin to Brett Ritchie and Devin Shore, Cody Eakin is in possession of Lindy Ruff's social security number, and this has all helped mold and shape a team always a step behind because they’re incapable of stepping forward fast enough.