When the Dallas Stars returned to home ice tonight, the fans had to have felt better about the direction the team was heading being put back on track. After all, the American Airlines Center has been fairly friendly to the Stars this season.
A matchup against the Winnipeg Jets seemed to be a good measuring stick kind of game to understand if the Stars, who have played vastly better since the first 20 games or so this season, had really improved enough to go toe-to-toe with one of the top teams in the Western Conference.