At the end of last season, Dallas Stars fans had little to look forward to.
The team missed the post-season for the first time in seven years, and injury troubles had kept most of the players out. The Sean Avery experiment had gone poorly, with him eventually being suspended for the season, and then waived to go play in Manhattan.
It was time for a change, as many fans were concerned about the future of long-time Stars' leaders such as Mike Modano, Sergei Zubov and Marty Turco. Not knowing how much longer these key franchise elements would remain in Dallas, and therefore how long it would be before they would not have a chance at winning a Stanley Cup in a Stars' uniform, fans were thirsty for success.
The 2009-10 season began with a bang when the team fired co-General Managers Bret ...
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