The Dallas Stars got a welcome two-point bump last night in Alberta. Even better, they got it against a Calgary Flames squad that has emerged as one of the league’s top teams in this still-young season.
But they still don’t have a single regulation win. What, as the kids say, is going on?
The situation is remarkable enough that even GM Jim Nill was compelled to respond this week – and he did, in an interview with Matthew DeFranks that is now a Dallas Morning News subscriber exclusive:
“You’re not going to get scoring chances if you spend 30 seconds in your zone defending,” Nill said.