The Dallas Stars crease saw a difficult progression through the 2014-2015 season. This progression, or perhaps regression, ended up being the main reason the Stars fell seven points short of a playoff spot in what was expected to be a very special and influential year.
The Dallas Stars have entrusted their starting position to Kari Lehtonen for the past five seasons and for the majority of the time he has done enough to get by, sometimes even throwing a little extra flare in. But 2014-2015 was a true struggle for him. This would not originally be a problem for the average NHL team because they could simply lean on their backup a little more and let him carry some of the load.