A 5-4-0 record leaves little to complain about. Sure, fans would love it to be higher, but the Dallas Stars are currently tied 3rd in the Central with Colorado and Nashville. That slides them into the first Wild Card spot, which is an acceptable start to the season.
When it comes to the season-long plan, however, the Stars so far don’t quite look like we thought they would yet:
There were so many things spelled out on paper less than a month ago that now are just ice shavings in the Zamboni.