The Stars’ all-in Stanley Cup gamble is blowing up in their faces

The Stars have disappeared at the worst possible time. On Tuesday night Dallas lost once more to the Oilers, their third in a row — and to rub salt in the wound they’ve been outscored 13-2 total during the series. Now down 3-1 and on the precipice of defeat this Dallas team is on the verge of realizing that their $100M gambit didn’t pay off, actually putting them further behind as a result.

Of course I’m talking about Mikko Rantanen, whose hot-and-cold playoffs are unlike anything we’ve seen in recent years. Rantanen came out slow in the first round against Colorado, which was blamed on acclimating to Dallas and

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