When Devin Shore discusses his first two full NHL seasons he talks about trust.



Two seasons ago, Lindy Ruff showed faith in the rookie forward after he recovered from a preseason injury. Last season Ken Hitchcock trusted Shore with a pseudo top-six role and deployed him as part of the first power play unit for most of the season.



It’s resulted in Shore playing all 82 games in both of the past two seasons, a stretch of 164 consecutive games that ties Tyler Seguin for the Stars’ current high-water longevity mark.



While Shore has proven himself to multiple coaches as an NHL player, and the Stars signed him to a two-year extension this summer, his statistical output provides a bleaker picture. Shore was minus-30 last season, by far the worst on the team (Martin Hanzal posted a minus-14) and his Corsi at even strength, 48.74, was the worst of any player that played at least 40 games for Dallas last season.



Where Shore played made those numbers...