Stars vs. Sharks 12/29/08

Dallas 1, San Jose 3
That one wasn’t so bad. It was a loss, but I’m okay.
I’m not the only one that wasn’t that pissed about it. It’s too bad we couldn’t get points, though, because we fell back to 14th in the West. We’re so close, but there are just too many teams [...]

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Stars vs. Ducks 12/27/08

Dallas 4, Anaheim 3 (OT)
Winning is addictive, and losing is addictive. Right now, we’re winning and it’s becoming addictive. –Brad Richards
It’s amazing what a little belief in yourself can do for you.
The Stars gave up a late goal to the Ducks, yet still won. They tied it with a minute left and with [...]

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Merry Christmas, everybody!

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Go Stars!

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Stars at Maple Leafs (sic) 12/23/08

Dallas 8, Toronto 2
James Neal is a revelation. Pressure situations seem to make him better. He scored a goal in his very first NHL game. He scored a goal in his first game back after being sent to the minors back in November. And in a game in his home town (essentially) [...]

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The Winter Classic is almost here.

I’m getting excited about the Winter Classic, coming up on New Year’s Day. I’m trying to start a tradition of sitting around watching hockey game after hockey game while eating chips and dips and crackers and cheeseballs, like we used to do when we were kids for college football games.
That was all [...]

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The greatness of Mike Heika.

I just wanted to stop for a second and thank Mike Heika for being our Dallas Stars beat writer. I think he’s the best there is.
He has his regular columns in the Sports/NHL section of the Dallas Morning News. And he has a Newsletter where he answers questions sent by readers. And [...]

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Stars at Senators 12/20/08

Dallas 4, Ottawa 5 (OT)
I never recapped the Ottawa game, did I? Well, I’ve been sick. I got a little behind.
We scored four goals! And then we gave up 5. Story of the season.
“We gave that point away,” Stars coach Dave Tippett said. “I don’t think our goaltending was that great. I [...]

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Stars vs. Blue Jackets 12/18/08

Dallas 6, Columbus 5 (SO)
That was close. I’m a little tired of us giving up the tying goal in the last minute of the game. That needs to be cleaned up. Otherwise it was a fine game.
Otter, Lundqvist, and Robi were all back in the lineup tonight, and it showed. They each [...]

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Stars vs. Coyotes 12/16/08

Dallas 2, Phoenix 1, OT
Dallas 0, Nashville 3
Dallas 3, Detroit 1
Man, when I predicted the season might be a roller-coaster, I was kidding!
First, the Stars beat Detroit! What a shock! It’s the first time we’ve met up with Detroit this season. I figured we had no chance. I was even getting a [...]

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Thank God and Greyhound.

Thank God and Greyhound you’re gone
I didn’t know how much longer I could go on
Watching you take the respect out of me
Watching you make a total wreck out of me
That big diesel motor is a-playing my song
Thank God and Greyhound you’re gone.
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