The NHL is off to repeat bad history with another self-destructive lockout thanks to Gary Bettman and tightwad/dumbass owners. Never mind how profitable things were, the owners are terrible at running their businesses but like other industries…they blame unions for their stupidity.
At least this doesn’t affect the AHL terribly other than some NHL-calbier players coming down for the interim. In the Stars’ case that would be Tomas Vincour and Matt Fraser who can give us the offensive punch we lacked last season. They had it in spades last night and Wednesday. Too bad those victories don’t count.
I’m hoping the fantastic demonstrations shown are a sign of what’s to come. The Stars were strong on opening night and then limped along for the remainder. The previous season was one everybody would prefer to forget, namely the coaching duo of the Daves…they got sacked within 24 hours of our final game. Their successor Willie Desjardins seems alright yet we need to see how things look in another month, what will be the trend. Plus I’m not sure how many NHLers our common opponents are going to have hanging around their benches.
The Stars’ fourth season kicks off on 10/13 in San Antonio (sigh, again) and they open at home the following Sunday (10/14) against Charlotte, an odd choice. I’ll take it. We should beat ’em, I dislike most thing from the Carolinas; Southern Culture on the Skids gets a pass along with Ben Folds.