The Stars have started the 2009-10 season 5-2-4, and their 14 points are good enough for sixth in the Western Conference. They haven't lost in regulation on the road, and they certainly are playing with confidence.
That was not what Stars fans saw through 11 games last season. Then, the Stars were 4-5-2 (10 points) and were outscored 45-34. Interestingly, despite this system that stresses offense, the Stars have just three more goals at this point than they did last year. But they have allowed the opponent to score just 32 goals -- 13 fewer than last season.
It doesn't take a statistician to tell you that goaltending makes a difference. Marty Turco did not have a good start to last season and things didn't really get much better. He's doing a much better job so far this season and getting some help from Alex Auld.
I have to admit that I didn't see the Stars getting off to this good a start. Did you? What do you expect from games this week against Toronto, Florida and Nashville?
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Richard Durrett
Richard Durrett joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He writes about colleges, the Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers. Richard spent nine years at The Dallas Morning News covering the Rangers, Stars, colleges, motorsports and high schools.
