As the NHL returns to action, the Dallas Stars prepare for more and better challenges ahead. They’ve lost key players, at least for the nonce, and their aging roster will have a steep hill to climb in a new, temporary divisional realignment. What are the chances they can summit the Stanley Cup mountain this year?
Analytics maven and national NHL reporter Dom Luszczyszyn took the measure of the Stars for a new piece in The Athletic. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he can see heartbreak on the horizon. He reckons the losses of Tyler Seguin and Ben Bishop for the beginning of the season have dropped their chances of making the playoffs a full 12 points, from 78 to 66 percent.