It’s been a messy couple of weeks for Dallas Stars hockey. So it may come as a surprise that – all of five games into the 2021-22 season – they find themselves among the top three teams in the murderous Central Division.
Of course, if you’ve been watching (and we have to ask, because Bally Sports Southwest), you know how much of that measure of success rests upon the goaltending of Braden Holtby.
The Dallas Morning News’ Matthew DeFranks examines the return of the player they called the Holtbeast during his heyday (which included both a Vezina Trophy and a Stanley Cup).