Whether you love him or cannot stand him (and it’s baffling how divided Stars fans still are on this subject), Alex Goligoski was the most consistent piece of the Dallas Stars defense from 2011-16.
When the Stars traded for defenseman Alex Goligoski in Feb. 2011, they were looking both for stability and reliability. A playoff drought that would eventually run for five seasons was in its prime and there was a carousel of defenders being changed out with each passing season.
Names like Nicklas Grossmann, Philip Larsen, Sheldon Souray, Mark Fistric, and Aaron Rome made their way in and out of the lineup and organization as a whole, with no stint lasting longer than a handful of years.