As we have undoubtedly covered before, winning in the National Hockey League is a very difficult thing to do. Like, it’s just really freaking hard to come out with two points in arguably the professional sports league with the most parity. Add in a team missing key pieces up and down the roster, and the odds of winning drop even further.
This is what makes the Stars recent string of wins and their position in the Western Conference playoff picture even more surprising.
The cast of walking injured have been listed ad nauseam: John Klingberg, Connor Carrick, Marc Methot, Stephen Johns, and in the recent past, Martin Hanzal, Devin Shore, and Ben Bishop.