Stars GM Jim Nill warns fans he can’t trade the whole team!

The Dallas Stars are not off to the start everyone expected them to have and their general manager Jim Nill is convinced that special teams are the cause of their mediocre beginning. 

The team holds a 1-5-1 record and has only one goal in 22 power-plays. The Stars have also allowed six goals while one of their players was sitting in the penalty box.

You can tell why Nill is on the special units’ backs and expressed his feelings during an interview with the team’s official website. 

“We’re not playing great hockey right now, but we’ve been in every game, and even if we had just one power-play goal in some of these games, it would have made a difference. Say what you want about Monday, but we had a good road start in the first period and we’re right in the game. They weren’t doing much, we weren’t doing much, and then they get a power-play goal and that changes everything.”

On top of that however, Nill also told fans straight up that he could not make all of the changes he wants. The fanbase has been asking for trades to improve the team right away. 

“We’re disappointed with the start, but we’re seven games in and you can’t turn the team upside down. It doesn’t work that way. I know some fans would like that, but you can’t just change your whole team.”

Nill did mention that he was in talks with other GMs and something could get done if it fits. 

“I’m talking to general managers every day, I’m talking to our scouts every day. You’re always trying to get better every day. But the salary cap comes into play, assets come into play. A lot of trades are conversations that took place two months ago, so you just keep at it and keep at it, and then you see what happens.”

That’s what we will have to do as well: see what happens next in Dallas…