If Modano Plays Next Season.. It May Not Be With Dallas?

You beat me to the punch Art! Oh well…

I’m just as confused as you…

Thanks for voting Fabian and / or Fabian’s mom!

“WTF” “why??” “this sucks” “traitor” “meh” “gah” "please come back "eh" "this will be weird" "I’m over it" “good luck mike”

I just experienced the sports 5 Stages of Grief in two minutes.

But these questions were raised in March and April and we shouldn’t be surprised.

The team is a mess, and as I mentioned this morning, chalked full of centers. Then there’s Mike Modano. These circumstances, the dollars involved…it’s just a bad situation when you add in that Mike still probably wants to play. I don’t blame the Stars or Mike if he goes somewhere else. It’s just one of those things.

But if he comes to the AAC wearing another sweater…That’s going to be hard to take. That tension will be so thick, but we’ll do what we must. He may go somewhere else for a year but he’s still ours.

We went through this before, and it sucked then too…

I picked convincing him that Fabian needs him (even though I know what Fabian mostly needs is a new system/team)…

btw, I don’t know exactly why the the “Sports Stages of Grief” post had me literally laughing out loud to the point I had to explain why to my co-workers..that’s because it sounded like I was having hysterics and they weren’t sure if I was laughing or crying….

“Anxiety attack” is right.

I’d like to see him retire, but if he does come back it has to be with the Stars. As much as I don’t want him back, that hurts a lot less than seeing him in a different jersey. Besides, if he wants decent playing time, we should give it to him. We owe him that much.

and we were looking to get younger. In a perfect world, AKA – when Hicks had money, we could re-sign Mike and he would finish his career as a Dallas Star. In the real world, if Mike wants to play he might have to go somewhere else. HOWEVER, he’s always seemed to me to be a glass is half empty, worst case scenario kind of guy. A few years ago, there was speculation that Mike would wind up signing with Chicago or Boston and then Hicks stepped in and Mike stayed a Star. You never know what may happen.

With that said, I voted for Fabian because it made me laugh. I’d like to be a fly on the wall to hear that convo between Joe and Mike.

Mike: “Joe, we go back a long way, we won a Cup together, but man, Fabian sucks. I don’t know what you’re paying that kid but hopefully it’s not enough to feed my dogs”

Joe: “Mike, we do go back a long way and you’ve been such an instrumental part of this organIzation both on and off the ice. I need you to continue to be the face of this team and show Fabian the way.”

Mike: “Listen buddy, I am too old to be babysitting anyone other than my wife.”

Joe: “I understand that completely. You’re wife is pretty young – I’m sure you’ve got your hands full with her… hehehe… but I need you to take one for the team and show young Fabian the way Obiwan Modano.”

Mike: “You know what I like about high school girls, I keep getting older but they stay the same age.”

OK – I’ll stop now. LOL

but honestly, the times of 10 years ago are over. turco is gone, lehtinen might be as well. it’s time to hand the reigns over to the younger guys. this team belongs to richards and morrow now, not mike. by all means i would want him back. he can center my third line all day. but he’s past being in the role of a 1st-2nd line center.

Please, please, please.

Don’t don a winged wheel.

Look, I realize you’re from the Detroit area.

But it was hard enough to watch Brett not only don the crest of the evil Red Wings in 2002, but watch him raise the Cup.

Just, anywhere but Detroit.

Heika says that Mo’s 75% sure he’ll play next season. That’s a pretty big percentage. If he does leave, hopefully he goes back to Minnesota. I mean, it’s Minnesota and their colors are close to the Stars’…

Red is not Mo’s color.