Belfour's old label was reattached following that series, but he's coming close to dropping it. He and backup Roman Turek led Dallas to its first Jennings Trophy for the lowest goals against average and the Stars again had the NHL's top regular-season record. Dallas reached its first finals since moving to Texas six seasons ago with a Game 7 victory over second-seeded Colorado in the Western finals. Belfour outplayed counterpart Patrick Roy throughout the series. And it was some wild times to get them to drop.
Reputations are hard to erase.