If the Dallas Stars want to make that final push for another Stanley Cup, they will need peak Jake Oettinger. The season is young…but peak Jake Oettinger is back with a vengeance.
D Magazine contributor and Friend of DBD Robert Tiffin conducted a close examination of the 26-year-old netminder’s first three games of the season. He came to the same conclusion you probably did – that Otter is the X factor behind the Stars’ strong start.
Yet even more remarkable is Oettinger’s comeback from his worst statistical season on record:
First and foremost, Oettinger had to prove that last year’s downturn was merely a blip, the consequence of a surprise July 2023 ankle surgery that shortened his preseason and sabotaged his usual preparation.