DALLAS — That was a weird way to start the season.



The Vezina finalist from last season let up the first two shots he faced. There were three injuries – two of them scary-looking – and Dallas finished the game with a rather sparse bench.



The big early goal? It came from a player Dallas cast away in the summer. And some of the questions from last season? Well, they still linger after a slow start and an offensive effort that only yielded one goal celebration for the home crowd.



In the end, it was a 2-1 win for the Boston Bruins.



1. It may be a new season, but the sins of the past came back to bite the Stars in the first period.



Brett Ritchie, the restricted free agent the Stars elected not to qualify, scored on the Bruins’ first shot of the season and his first shift with Boston 69 seconds into the game.



Then it got worse.



Alexander Radulov provided an early reminder that while he may be the...