Defensive suggestions to unlock the Dallas Stars' offense

oday, we evaluate defensive tweaks that can help the Dallas Stars create leverage against the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 Western Conference Final.
While the main complaint and potential mental block for the Dallas Stars may be their offense, there are defensive tweaks that may help them win this series.

To briefly summarize the most glaring issues on offense, the lack of PowerPlay urgency and low-in-the-zone puck movement has allowed Edmonton to play slightly passive and only have to challenge each Dallas ‘first attack’ and avoid over-committing, and the lack of offensive engagement by Dallas in the high-danger areas, because it’s hard to get to the high-danger areas, has forced Dallas to shoot from farther away, making it easier for Stuart Skinner to react, among other issues.