2025-2026 Report Card: Jim Nill lost this year’s battle. But has he lost the war?
Reviewing Nill’s 2025-2026 season.
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2025-2026 Report Card: Special teams were an asset for the Dallas Stars. Here's why there's just one (small) caveat.
Reviewing Dallas’ special teams.
2025-2026 Report Card: Glen Gulutzan and digging into the weeds of his systems shift from DeBoer, and some curious patterns when trailing
Reviewing the head coach's 2025-2026 season.
2025-2026 Report Card: Jake Oettinger and the paradox of strong numbers in a struggling season
Reviewing Oettinger's 2025-2026 season.
2025-2026 Report Card: Casey DeSmith once again proves he's more than just backup
Reviewing another quality backup season from a quality career backup.
2025-2026 Report Card: Esa Lindell once again keeps the neutral zone gates locked
Revisiting Dallas' PK HQ.
2025-2026 Report Card: Can the Tyler Myers addition develop into something more?
Not ideal. But not without hope?
2025-2026 Report Card: Miro Heiskanen falls out of the Norris race, but still remains a part of the conversation
Another stable, great year for the Finnish superstar.
2025-2026 Report Card: Nils Lundkvist becomes an unlikely beacon of stability
Revisiting the year for the Swedish blue liner.
2025-2026 Report Card: Lian Bichsel still has plenty of development runway after an incomplete season
Still young. Still talented. But what's next?
Stars Stuff: Reframing the 'are they better or worse' question, answering your Discord mailbag questions, and early Central rankings
We're running the gamut!
2025-2026 Report Card: Thomas Harley wasn't himself. But what part of his year was the aberration, and which might not be?
A controversial season for some clear and some not-so clear reasons.