So, the Stars have completed their first road test of the year, heading out west and taking on divisional foes Anaheim, LA and Phoenix (with a quick stop in Columbus, OH to complete a home-and-home with the Blue Jackets). Needless to say, the Stars were huge, garnering six out of a possible eight points. In an odd twist, it was the game the Stars lost against Los Angeles where their best effort was stoned by the hottest goaltender in the game. Last night, a tired Dallas team took to the slush in Phoenix and just when it looked like the two points was going to slip away by a great effort from Coyote's captain, Shane Doan (which was his 300th goal), Adam Burish hammered home a Mike Riberio chance to tie the game within the last two minutes (of course, FSSW was prompted to show the Jamie Benn goal from last year with 4.8 seconds left). Ask any one who follows the Stars if they were pleased with four out of eight points, and they would have said sure. Five out of eight would have been a very successful trip. But, after an incredible effort from Stars goalie, Kari Lehtonen during the shootout, it came down to an unexpected NINTH shooter to put the extra point in Dallas' pocket: Trevor Daley. And wouldn't you know it, the subject of much disdain from this spare blogger slipped the puck past a sprawled out Mike Smith and the Stars headed home on top of the division and...dare we say it the CONFERENCE!
On a side note, noted Stars blog, Defending Big D is putting together a Suite Night. Tentative date is Jan. 20th. Check out the following link for more details. This is an incredible opportunity!
http://www.defendingbigd.com/2011/10/26/2516129/announcement-defending-big-d-suite-night-january-20th
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