The Dallas Stars opened the regular season on Thursday night with unusually high expectations. After making the NHL’s Western Conference Finals last year, the team added a few offensive pieces to a group that already knew how to find the net.
With all of the preseason hype, the team needed to hit the American Airlines Center ice with a game to match. Taking on a St. Louis Blues team that many have picked to finish outside the playoffs, coming out flat was not an option.
Turns out, there was a lot to like in this game (in spite of a few hiccups in predictable areas in the defensive zone).