The preseason expectations for the Dallas Stars have been both exciting and worrying for their fans. On one hand, it’s pretty thrilling to realize that smart money is giving them a long, approving look. On the other, the Victory Green gang hasn’t made consecutive playoff appearances since 2008, and their Central Division competitors keep getting better in enviable ways.
Saad Yousuf writes that Jim Montgomery has been here before, and his philosophy and inclinations could what makes the difference this time.
New Jersey Devils blueliner Will Butcher was a junior on the University of Denver Pioneers’ 2015-16 squad, when they overcame an early slump only to suffer a heartbreaking Frozen Four loss.