When comparing the Dallas Stars team that finished the 2013 lockout-shortened season by missing the postseason for a fifth straight year with the 2019-20 Dallas Stars that came one goal short of a trip to the Western Conference Finals, there’s a significantly stark contrast.
But it’s not just in regards to the levels of success that each team achieved.
While Dallas created three playoff teams (two of which advanced to a Game 7 in the second round), two teams that fell just short of the postseason cutoff, and one team that never seemed to get off of the ground during the six-year span, it was the consistent roster turnover that took the spotlight.