Long gone are the days of when “Dallas Sucks” chants would rain down from the rafters of the SAP Center ever since the Dallas Stars moved out of the Pacific Division, with the once-heated rivalry between the San Jose Sharks and the Stars having gone dormant.
The Stars only missed the playoffs by four points thanks to an extremely hot Nashville Predators team, but make no mistake about it, this is still a very solid team. Back in the proper Central Division after sharing the division last year with teams that are definitely not located in the Central United States, such as the Carolina Hurricanes and the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Stars will be hoping that a much more normal season in 2021-22 will get them back into the playoffs.