There’s no sugarcoating it: There are many valid reasons for disbelief if you’re a Dallas Stars fan, and this most recent stretch of games cements those feelings. Dallas has lost four out of their last five and cannot pull things together without starting goalie Ben Bishop.
But it isn’t just injuries, we’re being manhandled by teams playing on the second half of back-to-backs. We have been outclassed by Casey DeSmith, Curtis McEhlinney, and Antti Niemi. It’s hard to stay optimistic as our postseason chances see the most doubt they have since November.
But we don’t exactly need optimism.