The Dallas Stars’ 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators somehow encapsulates an entire season, and it seems fitting that it can be summed up by another failed drop pass.
That Jiu0159í Hudler own-goal wasn’t even the most embarrassing of the season; that still belongs to Patrik Laine’s intentional shot into a gaping net that happened to be his, which also cost the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 game to the Edmonton Oilers. But it “embodied the frustration and foolishness that has been the 2016-17 season,” writes Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News:
The play cut to the heart of the Stars' pain for several reasons.