Defense wins championships. Everyone knows this. And for the past few years, the Dallas Stars haven’t possessed a good enough defense. As a result, the number of championships has been lacking entirely.
The Stars’ blue line has struggled with a handful of things over the last few seasons. But overall, the need for consistency has been their most prominent struggle.
Going into the 2013-14 season, they had five left-handed defenders in their starting lineup. And by game six of the playoffs that year, they had six lefties on the ice. 2014-15 brought about a down year as a relatively young defensive core tried to adapt to the NHL and Lindy Ruff‘s system.