The Stars head into the Christmas break at 14-14-7, below the expectations of a team that won the Central Division last season and had the second best record in the NHL at 50-23-9.
Staff writer Mike Heika sat down with General Manager Jim Nill this week and asked him a few questions about the season so far.
Q: What can a general manager do to help a team when it's struggling?
Nill: Probably just leading the proper way. It's easy to panic, but I think that creates a bad environment.