Dallas Stars Power Rankings - 2012-13
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 15 | 22-2-4 | 23 | General manager Joe Nieuwendyk pays the price for a fifth straight season without a playoff berth, and coach Glen Gulutzan likely isn't far behind. | |
| Week 14 | 22-19-4 | 19 | The Stars bounced back after falling behind the Kings and earned a point in the overtime loss. Not much margin for error now for the gritty Stars, who have three games left. | |
| Week 13 | 21-17-3 | 17 | So the Stars have the new recipe for success in the NHL: Trade away all your UFAs and then win five straight games. Big one coming up Monday night at Chicago. | |
| Week 12 | 18-17-3 | 19 | A clutch win over red-hot San Jose on Sunday keeps the Stars' faint playoff hopes afloat, even though GM Joe Nieuwendyk sold off the team's core of veteran potential free agents. These final games stand as a test of character for those left behind. | |
| Week 11 | 16-15-3 | 16 | The Stars managed just 15 shots on net in a disappointing 3-2 loss to Los Angeles. The Stars had won three of four as they attempt the difficult-to-achieve conflicting strategies of unloading veteran free agents while continuing to stay in the hunt for a postseason berth. | |
| Week 10 | 15-13-3 | 18 | Two home games with red-hot Minnesota this week as the Stars hang on for dear life to the eighth and final playoff spot in the West. | |
| Week 9 | 12-12-3 | 22 | That humiliating loss to Chicago on Saturday was the fourth in a row without a win for the Stars. The playoffs are unlikely given this level of play. GM Joe Nieuwendyk will be looking to move bodies unless the Stars can get their act together in a hurry. | |
| Week 8 | 12-10-2 | 18 | Don't quite know what to make of this team, really. A big win in L.A. last week followed by a loss in Phoenix. Keep waiting for this team to show us its true colors. | |
| Week 7 | 11-9-2 | 17 | The Stars are 3-1-1 in their past five after a big win at home against St. Louis Sunday. | |
| Week 6 | 9-8-1 | 18 | Jamie Benn hasn't disappointed since ending his contract stalemate, returning to put up 13 points (6-7) in 13 games. | |
| Week 5 | 8-7-1 | 15 | The Stars persevere without Kari Lehtonen, although blowing a lead Sunday against Calgary won't sit well, especially after coming from behind to beat Vancouver on Friday. | |
| Week 4 | 6-5-1 | 15 | Not sure what Scott Burnside was smoking last week, burying the Stars at 27th. Jamie Benn's return has lifted Dallas. | |
| Week 3 | 3-5-1 | 27 | The Stars have just one win in their past six outings and are without Ray Whitney for the foreseeable future. Not nearly enough offense being generated in Big D. | |
| Week 2 | 2-2-1 | 18 | Welcome back, Jamie Benn. You were missed. Can Jaromir Jagr do for Benn what he did for Claude Giroux? | |
| Week 1 | 0-0-0 | 20 | The Stars have to get Jamie Benn under contract but otherwise look like they've addressed issues with offense and -- they hope -- the power play by adding Ray Whitney, Jaromir Jagr and Derek Roy. | |
| Preseason | 0-0-0 | 19 | To me, this wasn't about adding Ray Whitney and Jaromir Jagr, but about changing the dynamic of the dressing room by dealing away Ribeiro and Steve Ott. GM Joe Nieuwendyk was clearing the decks so that the team would be led by Jamie Benn and Loui Eriksson. Wise moves. The Stars will again contend for the two bottom playoff spots in the West, and with a break or two can get in this time. | |
| Spring Training | 0-0-0 | 20 | We like the route Joe Nieuwendyk is going with this team. Look for Derek Roy to bounce back in his new home, and the Stars have lots of talent up front. The defense? That's another story. Head coach Glen Gulutzan has to fix the 30th-ranked power play, too, and Kari Lehtonen has to prove he deserves the big new contract he signed on the eve of the lockout. | |
