When the Dallas Stars dropped a 3-1 loss to a struggling St. Louis Blues team to open up a six-game homestand back on Jan. 12, the writing was on the wall: the Stars needed help.
Dallas was 3-3-0 to start the month of January, had scored a measly six goals in their previous four contests, and were losing points to teams sitting at the bottom of the NHL standings. The Stars’ struggles were being pushed into the spotlight as they inched closer to the playoff wall in the Western Conference.
And after Erik Condra became the only Star to find the back of the net in the first game of their long homestand, it was clear that something needed to happen.