Three games, three wins. The start of a successful road trip no matter how you slice it.
Sure, the opposition has been hovering near the bottom of the standings. None of the victories have been all that convincing. But still, its six points earned out of six points available.
Tuesday night in New Jersey, the Dallas Stars have the opportunity to turn that into eight points for the road trip. And that’s how a playoff team handles teams on the outside looking in.
A week ago, the talk was selling at the trade deadline. John Klingberg, Joe Pavelski and any other asset not locked down or untradeable could easily be turned into prospects and draft picks who would contribute to the upcoming rebuild.