Like with most hockey teams, when the Dallas Stars struggle, their captain tends to take a large share of the blame. After cooling off from a red hot start to the season, Jamie Benn has been criticized fairly often, most notably during a stretch where he and teammate Tyler Seguin were on a long goalless streak.
But recently? Benn has been putting any concerns about a potential “decline” to rest:
“When Jamie Benn stops on pucks, you know he’s going,” Stars coach Jim Montgomery said. “His ability to make plays, he made plays all night long tonight.