The beginning of the 2011/12 season was one to remember, with many surprising stats coming from both teams and players. The two unlikely candidates which flew out of the gate early were the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Dallas Stars.
Now, a month and a half into the regular season, both these teams are beginning to show their true colours.
The Leafs now find themselves at 6th place in the east, with a record below .500 in the last 10 games and the league's second-worst GA/G. Dallas still sits at 5th in the west but are currently riding a four-game losing streak.
It's time that fans come to terms with the direction these two teams are headed.
Last summer, the Stars lost their most valuable asset in Brad Richards. Expectations for this campaign were extremely low, but critics were silenced early, as they were led strongly by Jamie Benn and Kari Lehtonen. Lehtonen is a great goalie who, after a few shaky seasons, appears to be back on track.
His impressive early season statistics will be impossible to maintain, and the recent injury to Alex Goligoski won't help the Stars at either ...
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Article written by Riley Kufta
Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars: Time to Snap Back to Reality
November 19th, 2011 by Riley Kufta Leave a reply »
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