Jim Nill's goaltending gamble is not paying off. At least so far.
For the past month, the Stars' general manager has watched his team crater during the most important time period of the NHL regular season.
By Feb. 10, Dallas had accrued 70 points, and occupied fourth place in the Western Conference and third place in a loaded Central Division. The team started to slide over the course of the next two weeks, but the free-fall really began on March 1.
In their 11 games since the beginning of this month, head coach Ken Hitchcock's bunch has picked up just one win in regulation, one win in overtime, and a meager seven points total.