It could happen. You never know.

Of course it won’t happen, but it would be so sweet if the Pittsburgh Penguins were to come back and beat the Detroit Red Wings and win the Stanley Cup. So sweet!
It’s like imagining winning the lottery. You know it won’t happen, but it’s fun to pretend.
GO PENS!
Update: Oh, well.

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Why I love the Dallas Stars: Trevor Daley

Trevor Daley has the prettiest smile. It’s the very definition of beaming.
The Stars signed Trevor to a 3-year, $6.9 million contract today. It’s a huge raise for him, but over the course of the contract it should end up being a bargain for the Stars.
He’s only 24 but he’s already very good. He was [...]

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So long, Ulfie.

Ulf Dahlen has made his decision about next season, it appears. He’s leaving the Stars to coach in Sweden. He’ll be the head coach of Frolunda, of the Swedish Elite League.
I was hoping he’d sign on for next year. I honestly don’t know the details about what he contributed to the coaching staff, but I [...]

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Why I love the Dallas Stars: Antti Miettinen

Antti Miettinen gets a lot of flak. I like him, though. He seems like a good guy and his teammates seem to like him. He’s kind of self-deprecating and he gives hints that he has a sense of humor.
He is criticized for his lack of production, but when he was put on [...]

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Why I love the Dallas Stars: Dave Tippett

This is part of a series of posts where I plan to give my full attention to a single member of the Stars organization.
Let’s start with Dave Tippett. Tipp is a “player’s coach,” and he came to town to replace the ultimate in not a player’s coach, Ken Hitchcock. Hitch had coached [...]

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Jackson and Hull are re-signed.

Tom Hicks has re-upped Les Jackson and Brett Hull as co-General Managers of the Dallas Stars.
They were originally “interim” co-GMs but now it’s official, and for three years.
Personally, I like the idea. Obviously, they’ve done a good job in their first year, mainly by not screwing anything up. But they’ve also made a big impression [...]

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The Stanley Cup in its glory.

It seems like everybody’s posting this video, but I saw it first on Puck Daddy, over at Yahoo. The ex-advertising major in me is wildly impressed with the creativity of the concept. It’s both fascinating and moving.
I’ve been kind of wondering if I could be interested in the Stanley Cup Finals when they a) [...]

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I miss ‘em already.

Bob Sturm posted this video on his blog. It makes me all misty again.

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Okay, this time they were right.

Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while.
39 “experts”. 30 picked the Red Wings. 9 picked the Stars.
Dallas Morning News
Carlton — Red Wings in 6
Cowlishaw — Red Wings in 7
Durrett — Stars in 7
Heika — Red Wings in 7
Sherrington — Red Wings in 7
Taylor — Red Wings in [...]

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Game last.

(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Dallas 1, Detroit 4
What a run. This postseason has been the most fun in years. The Dallas Stars should be very proud of what they’ve done this year.
I will admit to a little optimism for this game. After they went down 3-0 in the series, I felt like they [...]

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