It’s September, Dallas Stars fans. In other words, let’s start making some seemingly crazy (but educated) predictions about how the Stars’ 2017-18 season is going to pan out.
It’s hard to believe that eight full months have already passed in the 2017 calendar year. It’s also hard to believe that it’s almost Dallas Stars hockey time in Texas.
In just 35 days (five weeks), the Stars will take the ice at American Airlines Center to kick off the 2017-18 season against the Vegas Golden Knights. Before this, though, Dallas must get through training camp and the preseason.
There are plenty of storylines to follow in both of those events, so for now we’ll just be happy that a form of hockey is back in two weeks.
But once the season gets here, what can we expect from the Dallas Stars? That’s a loaded question. For one, there will be plenty of change. The Stars had a packed offseason and their team looks significantly different on all fronts than it did at the end of last season. As a result, the team will likely have a new swagger to carry them.
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Does that mean more wins and even a playoff berth? That’s still yet to be decided. The Stars look much better on paper and should be a more driving force than they were last season. Still, nothing is set in stone until the team actually hits the ice.
So is there any way of knowing where the Dallas Stars will go this year? Not really. They could shoot for the stars (pun intended) like in 2015-16 or thud back into the atmosphere just like last season. It’s completely up in the air.
But that doesn’t mean that analysts, journalists, beat writers, and fans everywhere can’t log their bold predictions ahead of time, right?
In honor of the month of September finally being here and all of the Dallas Stars hockey excitement being just around the corner, here are a few modest predictions regarding the team in the 2017-18 season. Proceed with caution and an open mind. It will probably help.