Insofar as an elite team can be perplexing, the Stars are one of them. There are plenty of good stories. Pete DeBoer has maximized this roster in ways few thought was even possible. Jason Robertson belongs in the Hart conversation. Jake Oettinger belongs in the Vezina conversation. And Wyatt Johnston would belong in the Calder conversation if Dallas had another experienced winger next to time (well...and if Matty Beniers and Owen Power didn’t exist).
Unfortunately the negatives are starting to rack up. Mason Marchment can’t buy a goal. Ryan Suter’s decline has been more dramatic than anticipated.