In the three games since my last post the Stars have continued the infuriating trend of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. In the win versus the Rangers they played stingy team defense giving up a lone goal. In the other three games, one of which was a win, they have given up a total of 14 goals. They are last in the league in goals against and close to the bottom in penalty killing.
This is not the Stars team that we all know and love. My hope is that this is a consequence of all of the new players in the forward lines. If this is the case, only time and coaching can cure the problems. If not the Stars have a major delima on their hands. If the players are the problem they will have to be benched and the front office, specifically Brett Hull and Les Jackson are to blame. If it is lack of coaching then the current staff will have to be fired. Dave Tippett has the highest winning percentage of any active coach and yet he could be in trouble if the team doesn’t get this turned around.
