The Struggles Continue for the Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars continue to struggle, now ranking 14th in the west, and last in the division with two losses to the Los Angeles Kings, and then adding a shoot-out loss to the Anaheim Ducks. What do you do as a coach or GM, when you have a team that last year was the second best team in the Western Conference, and started the year as the second best team in hockey, and now is the third worst team in hockey (any suggestions — please contact Dave Tippett immediately)? The Dallas Stars, according to the numbers are the second worst team in the West and third worst in the NHL, but honestly, when you look at the team, there is no way that this team is bad — even with Captain, Brendan Morrow, out (15pts 5G 10A 49PIM) with the ACL tear — with a top line of Ribiero (18pts), Eriksson (13pts), and Lehtinen (1pt- injury), a second line of Modano (13 pts), Richards (15 pts), and Parrish (5 pts- just traded to Dallas) They are just good. The consensus around the league is that Sean Avery ... (link)