The Dallas Stars started January with a big bang in the Cotton Bowl, and ended it with a whimper in American Airlines Center. A road trip could be the perfect post-All Star reset, and the team looks to get back on track against the New Jersey Devils tonight in Newark.
Under interim head coach Rick Bowness, the Victory Green Gang has shored up a good reputation as one of the NHL’s better defensive teams. But Monday and Wednesday losses to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs demonstrated once again that the Stars have surrendered their identity as high-flying scorers to teams like, well, the Bolts and the Leafs.