Heading into tonight’s game, Dallas Stars Head Coach Pete DeBoer was asked if his team was facing a potential “trap game” against his old club:
DeBoer on whether this could be a "trap game" for Dallas:
"No, not really. We almost got burned last year by San Jose a couple times in these situations, so I would hope we're smarter than that."— Robert Tiffin (@RobertTiffin) October 15, 2024Well history sure likes to repeat itself: once again, the Stars found themselves in quite a pickle against San Jose. Thanks primarily to some heroic goaltending by MacKenzie Blackwood (and some unfortunate Stars turnovers that directly led to goals against), the Stars never held the lead against the Sharks, last year’s NHL basement team.