30 Teams/30 Days: Dallas Stars

Outlook: Plagued by injuries and the presence of Mr. Sloppy Seconds—I mean Sean Avery—the Dallas Stars finished in 12th place in the Western Conference in 2008-09. Good news for Stars fans is Avery is no longer in the Lone Star state, and if the injuries don’t pile up again, Marty Turco and company will be playoff bound in 2009-10. There was a bit of good news for Stars fans in Big D last year, and that was the presence of Loui Eriksson. In his third season, Eriksson had a career year, as he lit the lamp 36 times while adding 27 assists. Eriksson looks like a keeper for years to come. While Stars fans saw a big year from Eriksson, James Neal also contributed in the goal-scoring department. The second-year forward scored 24 goals in his rookie campaign. One other notable was Mike Ribero, who played all 82 games for the first time in his career. The ex-Hab scored 78 points in his third season in Dallas. While Eriksson, Neal and, Ribero all had solid seasons, the Star...