Every year, there are players who take a big step forward from the previous season or outperform their preseason expectations.

Despite another strong season, the top masked man in Texas heads into the summer with an empty feeling. “I don’t feel like I accomplished any of my goals,” Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger told the media at the team’s end-of-season media availability.

Sometimes you have to take the wins where you can find them, and sometimes those wins come from very specific places.