The Dallas Stars aren’t alone in this issue. Every team has injured players every year.
However, what’s particularly problematic for the Stars is that they are dealing with a lot of questions once again this season.
Last year, Marc Methot and Martin Hanzal were in and out of the line-up with various problems. This is frustrating to begin with, but it also brings with it the issue of opportunity cost.
In going out and signing Methot and Hanzal, Jim Nill was bringing in two players he thought would help the team improve.