We managed to pick up the Milwaukee feed through Somara’s iPhone, she has some app that taps into the radio stations off of the AHL’s site or something. Unless last year, I wasn’t very optimistic on their chances because the Admirals are a really tough team at home. Besides, the Stars lost too many critical games at the end of the regular season which put them in the lousy fourth spot. Although all three games here were close and tense, I felt there wasn’t much left in the tank, especially when they were failing to score on the numerous powerplay opportunities the Admirals kept giving them.
Despite the Stars’ playoff chances ending with a whimper, we put in our down payment for next year’s season tickets. By the time everybody has to report for camp in five months, the three of us (Somara, Jeremy and me) will be jonsin’ to catch some hockey. Now I need to tense up over the Flyers trying to eliminate the Sabres, a team they should’ve eliminated a couple games ago. If they can’t, I have to trim my beard and I’m out $150 (remember I only spent $10, the bigger amount is what I might win).
My biggest wish for the Stars this Summer is that many of the players we’ve grown attached to return. If they don’t, I do hope they received offers to play with Dallas (their ultimate goal) or other NHL teams; this is why Warren Peters went to Houston, he got more ice time with the Wild. I won’t find out until July 1, the day free agency kicks in.