In the midst of March Madness, the Stars succumbed to their own brand of March Insanity. For now, the defining moment for this team’s disappointing 2017-18 season came late Sunday evening in Winnipeg as Blake Wheeler, the NHL’s assists leader, skated in on the Stars net where the last line of defense was, in fact, a helpless Jamie Benn.
The Stars captain is many things. He is not a goalie. His defensive posture looked more like a soccer player, knees squeezed tight on a penalty kick, just hoping to avoid embarrassment. Wheeler shoved the puck past Benn for an empty net goal, and the Stars had their fifth road loss in barely a week.