Teams of today will always be compared to teams of the past, regardless of the sport. That’s how standards are set and how judgements are made.
The Dallas Stars have not won the Stanley Cup since the 1998-99 season, and for those who remember that year, that team was particularly special. DallasStars.com senior staff writer Mike Heika sees a similarity in this team versus the team that won it all. As he writes:
“One of the things I liked best about that [1998-99] team was it wanted the pressure. It wanted to be considered a favorite, it felt it was better than any team in the league.