Every NHL team takes gambles, and the Dallas Stars are no exception. Whether it’s hiring a new head coach after an early slump in the season or trading future assets away at the Trade Deadline in an attempt to win it all in a given year, it doesn’t take much digging to find an NHL team taking a gamble.
And just as it goes in everyday life, sometimes the gamble pays off and sometimes it falls through.
Take the Stars for example. After missing the playoffs by 15 points in 2016-17, the Stars gambled. They cut ties with head coach Lindy Ruff, who was just one year removed from leading the team to a Central division title, and replaced him with Ken Hitchcock, who had been fired by the St.