What began as an overachieving season for the Dallas Stars ended up being a season that, well, most people thought it would be, and now Marc Crawford is out as head coach, despite being in the playoff chase until the last day of the regular season. You can't blame Brad Richards, since he did exactly what a superstar player is supposed to do: be the offensive leader in most categories. The question of the offseason: will he remain in Dallas or is he heading elsewhere? Kari Lehtonen did his part for the Stars, finally managing a healthy season and in the process, finding some level of consistency. Not since the 2006-07 has Lehtonen been anywhere near his best, and now he looks like the future in net for the Stars, if the talent in the pipeline doesn't outshine him. James Neal provided some offensive firepower, but struggled in his last few games before being traded to Pittsburgh for Alex Goligoski. Neal has been fairly good for Pittsburgh, and though it was a pain for the Stars to trade him, they did shore up their blue line with Goligoski, who will figure into the team's plans as they continue to fix their defensive woes.
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