Defending Big D

The Dallas Stars gave up their traditional Game 1 loss. Does this mean the rest of their Western Conference Final is proceeding according to the script? It’s impossible to discount the Edmonton Oilers at this stage, but the Victory Green Gang keeps doing what it does best – which is find ways to win. Wes and Mark are back from their long Memorial Day weekend, and they’re here … [Read more...] about Stargazing, A Dallas Stars Puckcast – Episode 260: WCF, Games 1-3

Forgive me for the lack of a clever intro, but really, the title says it all: where did this series go wrong for the Dallas Stars? There were up 2-1 over the Edmonton Oilers, having seemingly figured out how to minimize and beat their top talent. They went up 2-0 to start Game 4 within the first five and a half minutes. They were the better team, and clearly deserving of … [Read more...] about Afterwords: Where Did it Go Wrong?

GAME DAY: Dallas Stars @ Edmonton Oilers WHERE: Rogers Place (Edmonton, AB) PUCK DROP: 6 PM CT TV: TNT, truTV, MAX RADIO: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM LIVE STATS: NHL Game Center OFFICIAL WATCH PARTY: American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Avenue, Dallas TX 75202 (general admission is a $10 donation to the Dallas Stars Foundation; free parking in the Lexus Garage, 2620 N. … [Read more...] about GDT: WCF, Game 6 – Stars @ Oilers (6 PM CT)

GAME DAY: Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers WHERE: American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) PUCK DROP: 7:30 PM CT TV: TNT, truTV, MAX RADIO: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM LIVE STATS: NHL Game Center… Source … [Read more...] about GDT: WCF, Game 5 – Stars vs. Oilers (7:30 PM CT)

This is going to be a short one. I mean, I’m not really sure what to write here. You can pretty much copy/paste much of what I said about Game 4 when it comes to the Dallas’ Stars performance last night, except this time, we didn’t even get the give minutes of glory. Like I said before, I’ll more or less never question the effort of the players and teams that get this … [Read more...] about Afterwords: No Answers