As the deadline approaches, it’s perfectly natural to look at where the Stars sit in the Western Conference Standings (12th place, 7 points out of the final Wild Card spot). The mistake, to me, is considering the Stars’ position in the standings (dire) and their status as a Buyer/Seller to be directly related. Bad = sell. Good = buy. One certainly influences the other, but even if you think there are glaring similarities between this year’s edition and the 2011/2012 LA Kings, there are moves to make.
Three issues, in particular, stand out as glaring.