It seems that since Jim Nill became General Manager in 2013, every season has been projected to be “the year” for the Dallas Stars. It would the season that the Stars break away from the pack and join the upper echelons of the NHL as Stanley Cup contenders, highlighted by some major offseason addition by Nill.
In 2013, that new player was 21-year-old Tyler Seguin, courtesy of the Boston Bruins. The following year, the Ottawa Senators sent captain Jason Spezza to Dallas, where the veteran hoped to capture his first Cup.