The Dallas Stars appeared to be heading in the right direction after holding a 30-minute players meeting after a 4-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on home ice two weeks ago. They beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2, and then followed that up with a 5-2 beating of the Detroit Red Wings.
Then came the 7-2 disaster on the road against the Minnesota Wild. The Stars returned home with a couple of heavy hitter Central Division opponents on the schedule. After such a loss, it’d be easy to see how things could have snowballed out of control.