 Despite the regular season success, the youthful Stars were upset in the first round by the Edmonton Oilers in seven games.Defenseman Grant Ledyard tripped in overtime of Game 7, allowing Todd Marchant to score the game- and series-winning goal on a breakaway against goaltender Andy Moog.In the 1997 off-season, the Stars signed star goaltender Ed Belfour as a free agent after a well publicized falling-out with the San Jose Sharks, which had traded a number of players to the Chicago Blackhawks to obtain him in January in the previous season.