Don’t look now, but the Dallas Stars are defying the odds. Robert Tiffin examines what just happened in a Round 1 series that’s getting good.
We all know the dismal uphill climb facing a first-seed NHL playoffs team that loses its first two games in Round 1. Now Robert Tiffin is asking you to set that aside as you contemplate this year’s Dallas Stars.
In his latest piece for D Magazine, Big Bobby T examines how the Stars have made their better metrics count in the past two games:
…Dallas has gained ground more recently, and outside of a couple of periods filled with a lot of Vegas shots (like the third period of Game 4), the Stars seem to have a tenable strategy against the reigning champions.