We typically pick a theme and run with it in the film room.



Two weeks ago we broke down Miro Heiskanen’s first career NHL game. Last week we took a deeper look at the Stars’ work in the faceoff circle.



This week is more of a hodgepodge after Dallas lost back-to-back road games against the Ottawa Senators and the New Jersey Devils.



Over the past two seasons the Stars have proven they’re a different team on the road. Whether they have a mental block or are being held back by some strange voodoo, the Stars have struggled to execute and maintain competency when away from American Airlines Center.



It’s early in the season, but the trip to Ottawa and New Jersey provided reminders of those old wounds. After scoring 12 goals in the first three home games, the Stars were limited to one combined goal in losses against the Senators and Devils.



It was a two-game set filled with what many coaches would call “teachable...