11/14 @ Panthers

[BigAl]

Tired.

[Troy McClure]

Huberdeau? did an awesome job of pausing to let Kari slide out of the way. Pretty damn smart and patient move.

[ScubaSteve]

Huberdeau? did an awesome job of pausing to let Kari slide out of the way. Pretty damn smart and patient move.

Why was Oleksiak all the way up at the blue line?

Also, our special teams are not so quietly regressing back to the mean.

[ScubaSteve]

Very prissy Euro move from Lindell to not even try to push Huberdeau away from the crease there.

[atticus ross]

Stars set to give up another hattrick.

[Troy McClure]

Imagine this team if Radulov chose to stay in Montreal.

[ScubaSteve]

Imagine this team if Radulov chose to stay in Montreal.

Benn would have to go back to leeching off of Seguin.

[ScubaSteve]

Elie is a lot of hustle and no hands.

[#JTONTFJTGM]

[#JTONTFJTGM]

Add another point each for Benn, Radulov and Janmark:

[ScubaSteve]

Make that 7

[Troy McClure]

Elie is a lot of hustle and no hands.

I wasn’t sure if the Blake Sloan comparison was a compliment.

And he actually scores. Haha.

[ScubaSteve]

Lets see if we're on to something here.

"Jason Spezza sucks at hockey!"

[Troy McClure]

My favorite part of Benn’s second goal was Luongo staring at his d-men like it was their fault he sent a no look pass to a forechecker.

[Troy McClure]

Lets see if we're on to something here.

"Jason Spezza sucks at hockey!"

Add some profanity. You almost got it.

[ScubaSteve]

Jason Spezza *fargin'* sucks at hockey!

[ScubaSteve]

Lets see if we're on to something here.

"Jason Spezza sucks at hockey!"

Add some profanity. You almost got it.

He hit the post. Let's see if the f-bomb helps

[ScubaSteve]

In all seriousness though, we need at least 3 more goals, because you know the 3rd period is Kari time.

[One_Timer]

The crowd or lack there of, is pitiful. Move to Houston please.

[#JTONTFJTGM]

Make that 7

Thanks to Luongo, it's now 8.

[ScubaSteve]

Make that 7

Thanks to Luongo, it's now 8.

Still 7, because we weren't trailing at that point, we were tied

[#JTONTFJTGM]

Make that 7

Thanks to Luongo, it's now 8.

Still 7, because we weren't trailing at that point, we were tied

They were trailing 2-1 before the goal was scored, thus it became the eighth even-strength goal they've scored while trailing this season.

[ScubaSteve]

Ah yep, you're right. I'm good at counting.

[ScubaSteve]

Klingberg will try to pass on his shootout attempt too

[ToddM]

The book on Kari is to outshoot your opponent 20-1 and hope that that one shot doesn't go in.

[wonko80]

Man, this team sure seems an awful lot like last year's team.

[ToddM]

Man, this team sure seems an awful lot like last year's team.

Kindof. We're actually getting league-average goaltending and our defense is improved, but our offense has taken a huge hit because of it. So it balances out.

Basically exactly what we should've expected when Hitch was hired.

[B Kat]

Leave it to the Stars to make Lulongo look like a world beater. I suppose a point is better than no point.

[ScubaSteve]

Leave it to the Stars to make Lulongo look like a world beater. I suppose a point is better than no point.

At least we are getting owned by starting goalies this year instead of backup goalies. That's a marginal improvement.

[BigAl]

Man, this team sure seems an awful lot like last year's team.

Kindof. We're actually getting league-average goaltending and our defense is improved, but our offense has taken a huge hit because of it. So it balances out.

Basically exactly what we should've expected when Hitch was hired.

From a casual observation it seems like there are a lot fewer breakaways and odd man rushes for the opponents.
I never really liked Ruff’s system of having the defense join the rush so frequently, because it rarely seemed to pay off and often led to defensive breakdowns. But without the breakdowns this year the team just looks so average. Better than before but still not better than average.

Klingberg looks a lot better out there, though. He used to be a real mess at times.