What terminally plagues the Dallas Stars lost them a very winnable game on home ice Monday night against a struggling Edmonton Oilers squad. A lot has rightfully been made of the Stars now, off a 18-5-3 run following their franchise-worst 1-7-1 start to the season. A run that has seen the Stars rise up in the face of almost certain franchise-altering disaster.
However, a strong run that has seen the Stars vault back into the playoff picture doesn’t exactly explain away some of the key illnesses that have affected the team.
Monday night against an Edmonton club that was 3-6-1 in their last 10 perfectly encapsulates what is wrong with the Stars.