Too Little, Too Late, and One Too Many Mistakes Result in Another Road Loss in the Buckeye State for Stars
by Brandon Bibb on Feb 4, 2010 8:27 PM CST
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For the second time this season, Marty Turco played very well making few mistakes. But just like back on January 10th, those mistakes proved to be one too many as the Stars went winless in Columbus in their season series with the Blue Jackets. But at least they got a puck past a Blue Jacket netminder.
Too little, too late, though, as that tally represented one of the few trouble spots for Steve Mason on the night.
The story from Columbus' side of things was their defense. For the most part, they kept Dallas on the perimeter and were damn near hermetic at keeping the Stars out of the offensive zone when they surrendered a power play.
And they made an Anton Stralman seeing eye shot from the point that went in over Turco's right shoulder stand up until R.J. Umberger seemed to have salted things away with an empty net goal. That is, before Steve Ott scored a fluky goal that he probably shouldn't have been awarded by virtue of shoving Antoine Vermette into Mason.
Fittingly, it became a moot point when the Stars couldn't find another goal in the final 46 seconds.
So on a night where general manager Joe Nieuwendyk openly stated that this stretch of five games before the Olympic break would decide whether the Stars would be sellers or buyers at the deadline, let's just say the guys in the white unis did little to dissuade Nieuwy from phoning his fellow NHL GM's during the Olympic Break and telling them, 'This is who we have to offer.'
We'll have more later on this frustrating loss.
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Kovy Equivalent
Would the Kovi equivalent for Dallas be like Daley, Benn, Wandell and a first?
by jf55510 on Feb 4, 2010 8:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
that was the single worst hockey game i've ever watched.
on a positive note, dallas has found good goaltending. but where or where is the offense on the road?
by agvdstars on Feb 4, 2010 8:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Aw, THAT'S what they forgot to pack.
You always forget to pack something when you go on a trip.
Gotta have hockey!
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by terig on Feb 4, 2010 8:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i would laugh at that normally
but that really was the worst game i think i’ve ever watched. all day i look forward to stars games. and that’s what i get in return? what will it take for someone to get the desire to score a goal on the road? how about some puck position?!? when fabian brunnstrom is your best player in the third period, and the only one attempting to control the puck for lengths of time, you’re NOT going to win the game. they all looked gassed, but how? certainly weren’t skating hard two nights ago. i’m playing 4 hockey games on saturday ALONE; there’s no way i’m putting in the effort the stars put forth tonight in any of those games. this team really should be ashamed with how they play on the road.
by agvdstars on Feb 4, 2010 9:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If it makes Brandon W. feel any better....I absolutely DESPISE Bob McKenzie now.
See: Twitter.
"It would've been a huge momentum boost if we had beaten the St. Mary's School for the Blessed, Blind, Deaf and Dumb."
Hockey nut since the night of 5/2/08. What a night it was.
by Pat Iversen on Feb 4, 2010 9:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What a doosh kanoosh
And PPP is right. Garrioch and Spector routinely throw crap on the wall in the hope that it sticks. Does Bob ever call them out?
Of course not!
Not to mention, TSN is the network that hired Dwayne Klessel (aka Eklund) as a trade deadline correspondent last year.
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by Brandon Bibb on Feb 4, 2010 10:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just so u guys know.
Both sides have talked this out, offline. I’m backing off Bob, for now.
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by Brandon Worley on Feb 4, 2010 11:07 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough
But I still contend given Matthew’s track record for not running with flat out rumors on his blog that McKenzie shouldn’t have laid into him like that. It smacked of old school journalist elitism considering:
A) Bob has no idea what kind of contacts Matthew has within the Thrasher’s organization.
B) Greg Wyshynski pointed out that it wasn’t exactly a secret that Don Waddell coveted Wayne Simmonds. Combine that with the fact the acquisition of Kovy by LA would have put them in the Cup conversation in the West alongside San Jose and Chicago and well…
Point being, I think, Bob owes Matthew (aka Falconer at BWA) an apology. And from what I’ve read in his Twitter feed, that’s not likely to occur.
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by Brandon Bibb on Feb 4, 2010 11:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he doth protest too much
seriously, a good, credible journalist who wasn’t insecure about his job, wouldn’t give a rat about this matter and certainly wouldn’t resort to name calling (how immature) on the Internet.
I must have this thing for hockey boys from Whitby with the initials JN.
by Happy Girl on Feb 5, 2010 8:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no really
that was the worst effort i’ve seen the stars put forth this season. i know losses and marty turco have gone hand in hand the past month or so, but you really can’t fault him. and honestly, he was making good decisions with the puck all night, i would probably consider him one the stars’ best offensive catalyst in this game.
no really, THAT WAS THE WORST EFFORT I’VE EVER SEEN! this team STILL is playing too many coast games, this being the worst i’ve seen this season. ruined a great night to become 1 point out of 8th place, but instead fall to a team that just fired ken hitchcock. there is something seriously wrong with this team on the road. how do you go from winning multiple games in anaheim and san jose in the playoffs two seasons ago to literally what, two road win in their last EIGHT WEEKS! THIS NEEDS TO END!!!
by agvdstars on Feb 5, 2010 2:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I still think the games in NJ and NY were worse than this one.
I must have this thing for hockey boys from Whitby with the initials JN.
by Happy Girl on Feb 5, 2010 8:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
bad game
they were not playing a powerhouse last night and they looked pathetic, they need to win these games in order to have a realistic chance of making the playoffs….
by UPstarsfan on Feb 5, 2010 9:50 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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