Found February 08, 2012 on Stars of Big D: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Final Dallas 1 - Phoenix 4 There are a lot of ways to react to a loss like the one that Dallas had last night: Anger, embarrassment, indignation, pity, sadness but I felt only one thing, apathy. I just couldn't get angry over how poorly the Stars played in one of the most critical games of the season because that's what the Stars have become this year. They are a team that, at times, has shown that it just doesn't care. This up and down season just continued last night with a bad 4-1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes, one of the most lopsided victories either team has had in this matchup in recent years (though Phoenix has beaten the Stars by three goals twice this season now). The Yotes didn't just score four goals, they scored with their third and fourth liners. Three of Phoenix's goals came while the third or fourth line was on the ice while the other came from the one guy that Dallas should never leave open, Radim Vrbata. Defensive coverages from the Stars are ...
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