I keep reading this, yet the stats don't really back that up. Ribiero led the Stars in scoring 2 out of the 3 seasons he played under Tippett. During that time, only two Stars wingers cracked 30 goals (Morrow in 2007-2008, Eriksson during his breakout season in 2008-2009), while another 4 (Lehtinen, Modano, Hagman, and a younger James Neal) cracked 20 goals. Lehtinen and Modano were wearing down in the twilight of their careers, while Hagman isn't even in the NHL anymore. Morrow meanwhile hasn't come remotely close to replicating his 74 point season since.
IMO, the only real talent upgrades those Stars rosters had at forward over us were Richards and Eriksson, and Richards obviously didn't play with Ribs. Eriksson is of course a great two-way winger who's good for 70-ish points, but Boedker is a similar type of player with a similar ceiling (if not slightly lower). I would say that our blueline is a lot better with the Zubov-esque Yandle and OEL.
Overall, though, Dallas under Tippett relied as much on scoring-by-committee as we have under Tippett. Their depth scoring was probably better, but our bottom 6 hasn't really been a problem so far and is certainly capable of lighting the lamp as well.
