**** Official Dallas Stars 2018-2019 season thread****

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WTF? Go give my daughter a bath and come back to 0-3?
HockeyAg07
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That's why I never bathe my kids.

Impressive how bad we look.
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I thought we played tomorrow. Guess the team thought that as well
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Wake up call game for sure. Tampa Bay is a great team, but it shouldn't be THIS bad.

I don't think we need a scoring winger any more. We need at least a winger AND a center, if not an entirely new 2nd line. We're essentially playing a 1st line, two 3rds, and a 4th (bordering on a first, one 3rd and two 4ths).
Danny Vermin
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0-9 on Valentine's day..Another reason to hate this faux holiday.
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Joel L'Esperance finally getting a call-up. Excited to see what the kid can do.
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FWAppraiser said:

Joel L'Esperance finally getting a call-up. Excited to see what the kid can do.


And Gury is getting sent back down. This team is run by morons.
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No argument here. But I get sending Gurianov down. There aren't a lot of forward options that wouldn't have to go through waivers, and he hasn't exactly been lighting things up. With St. Louis overtaking us in the standings like they have, the margin for error for this team is thin and they need offense...now.
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Teams like the Canes, Bolts, and Jets depress me. That was what we were promised 5 years ago. Young, flashy, offensive-minded, bright future...

If you can't draft in this league you're ****ed. And we can't...

At least we aren't the Oilers I guess...
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Outshooting them by a 2 to 1 margin and dominating in the faceoff circle. How this team can be so inept offensively after Jim Nill has had 6 years on the job is beyond frustrating.

Having flashbacks to last year. Bishop goes down and this team just falls apart. Come Friday, we better not hear that "I like where our team is at" BS again.
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I renewed my season tickets this week but informed my ticket guy that if they don't make a major move by the trade deadline and Jim Nill still has a job, that I'd be canceling. Not that it'll do anything, but he said he'd "pass that along". Wasn't an empty threat either. I'm tired of paying for mediocrity, and if they miss the playoffs again, tickets will be easy to come by next season.
6 freaking years. Unbelievable.
Kashchei
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The problem is we're a lot further than "one move away". By season's end I'll probably have gone to almost 20 games. Like you I'll probably pay up again for next season - especially for the WC - but watching mediocrity gets real old real fast.
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Yeah, this team needs an entire 2nd line. I thought about the Winter Classic, but I think there will be plenty of tickets available.
What's so funny about the season tickets is that they hyped how there won't be a price increase from this season. I laughed and asked, "a price increase, for what?!"
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Probably a long shot, but anyone on here get extra Ben Bishop bobblehead? *Preferably one without an upper body injury.
FWAppraiser
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I don't think an uninjured Bishop bobblehead exists, much like the rare Sean Lee bobblehead.
But I don't have one. Check Ebay. Make sure the seller marks it fragile before shipping.
Danny Vermin
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Just a heads up, my Stars insider seems to think we are Trading for Gustav Nyquist from the Wings.
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That would be awesome. Nyquist was a guy I hoped they would go after. If they could get him and one more forward, I would be much more optimistic about this team going forward. But even just Nyquist would be a huge 2nd line upgrade with a good chance of re-signing him.
Danny Vermin
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Yeah, he's a true gaol scorer. Word is it will be for Honka and a pick. Maybe Val but the Wings may see more upside with Honka.
FWAppraiser
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I'm sure my guy is less plugged in than yours (he usually only has stuff right before it happens), but I'm hearing Honka too, with a second rounder. They'll consider using a 1st if the right center can be had, and they'll be spending the next week working that angle. The issues are, they want someone with a realistic chance to re-sign in the offseason (don't want just a rental) and there are too many "buyers" right now. Hoping this week puts some of these "on the fence" teams out of serious contention.

Honestly this scenario would be ideal. All of a sudden you'd have a new center and winger to put with Benn and the whole team would look different. 2 legitimate scoring lines, a line of seasoned veterans and one of young talent/energy. Put that together with the defense and goaltending (the other night in TB, excluded) and you'll have a dangerous team.

I'll believe it all when I see it, but it's exciting to think it could be happening.
Kashchei
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Tempted to splurge on a Heisky jersey since I'm over Nuke. Need a new white!

Then I can get a blank WC jersey next season
Kashchei
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I splurged. And we scored!

Unfortunately Heisky's career is now over. #sweaterjinx
Out in Left Field
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So unclutch
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Given up 14 goals in the last 3 games. Lost 3 in a row. Deja vu from last years end of season collapse
Kashchei
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Nill is a burnt scrotum who needs to go
FWAppraiser
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This is almost a mirror image of last season. The difference is, this team is worse. The rest of the conference just sucks this year, so we just may squeeze into the playoffs.
Danny Vermin
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It's nice to score goals.
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Wow, what an outburst here. Good stuff.
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Don't know what it is about the Blues, but they always seem to bring out the best in Benn.
GrapevineAg
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The line of Faksa, Benn, and Comeau is really good tonight. My son says they're called the "Fak'em line" on the Stars subreddit.
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Good win, huge points.
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Great win
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On Seguin's empty netter, he was clearly hooked while shooting. If he had missed, and the ref called a penalty, you could argue it should be a penalty shot. With the goalie in the bench, I believe they would just award the goal automatically. I don't think I've ever seen it happen, but I think we almost did.
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GrapevineAg said:

On Seguin's empty netter, he was clearly hooked while shooting. If he had missed, and the ref called a penalty, you could argue it should be a penalty shot. With the goalie in the bench, I believe they would just award the goal automatically. I don't think I've ever seen it happen, but I think we almost did.
I want to say it happened earlier this season in a Stars game, or it was a similar outcome.
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Duchene to Columbus.

After seeing the details, glad we stayed out of that one. 2 prospects, a 2019 1st round pick and a conditional 2020 1st round pick, with no guarantee that Duchene sticks around. Weird for Columbus to go all in like that when they're not even in a playoff spot right now. Not to mention that this is not the year to have delusions of coming out of the East.
 
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