Stars are meant to shine brightly.
Unfortunately, for the Dallas Stars hockey team, their top players haven’t been their best players.
And their head coach thinks that their time is now.
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Pete DeBoer spoke to the media present in Dallas before Monday night’s Game 5 against the Colorado Avalanche. One quote from the scrum sticks out like a freshly hammered thumb.
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There is no “I” in team.
“I don’t think any of our big guys have delivered yet this series. But the beauty of this is, it’s time now. I think those guys are due.”
That quote is one part call out, one part optimism, shaken with the urgency needed to avoid having Game 6 be the one where the Stars are against the ropes.
Where Are The Stars?
DeBoer is not wrong, his “big guys” haven’t done a whole lot in their series against the Avalanche. It’s been depth and role players who have come up big in different scenarios to help deliver their two wins.
Matt Duchene currently has zero points in four games despite averaging 18:25 a game. Mikko Rantanen and Roope Hintz play north of 18 minutes a game each but only have two points between them over the course of four games.
Tyler Seguin Could Tip The Scales To Lead Stars Past Colorado
The Dallas Stars notched together two straight wins, and they have found themselves ahead early on in the series after a pair of overtime wins. While the Stars find themselves ahead in the series. The ways in which they have found their offense has remained at times random. One potential consistent source is the newly returned Tyler Seguin. The veteran forward is back and ready to make up for months of lost time in the playoffs.
Wyatt Johnston, Jamie Benn, and Tyler Seguin all have two points. All three are leaders on the club.
For the Stars to prevent being the team on the brink of elimination, they will need more from Duchene, Rantanen, Hintz, Johnston, Benn, and Seguin to make that happen.
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