Dallas Stars Daily Links: Stars Excel Late In Close Games
by Erin Bolen on Dec 20, 2011 6:01 AM CST
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The fact that the Dallas Stars bounced back from a roller-coaster second period to dominate the third in Monday's 5-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks was no fluke.
The Stars have started the third period tied 13 times this season and are now 9-3-1 in those games.
While it was still a little too close for comfort sometimes on Monday, the Stars managed that ninth win by virtue of outshooting a cranky Ducks squad 16-9 in the third period and severely limiting the truly dangerous chances.
The sadly-mustacheless Eric Nystrom put the game away after a terrific shift late in the period, and he said the team was confident the entire time despite allowing the Ducks to come back from down 3-0. Being good in close third periods will do that for you.
"We knew if we stuck to our game plan we could eventually wear them down, and that's exactly what happened. We stuck to it, played our game, kept getting it in, and eventually wore them down and got our breaks."
On the other side of the coin, the Ducks lost their 36th game in a row when trailing by at least 3 goals at one point and still only have two road wins this season.
After the jump, more on the Stars win over the Ducks, fun with opposing fan jerseys and hockey-themed Christmas ornaments to put you in a festive mood.
- Were the Stars still struck with a little bit of road-trip hangover? Maybe early, Mark Stepneski speculates. [ESPN Dallas]
- I know some people are sick of the "pesky" stuff, though I certainly am not one of them. And I loved the lede to this paywalled game story. I'm a sucker for alliteration. [DallasNews.com]
- Joining the ranks of the very unhappy in the Pacific Division are our friends at Anaheim Calling, even with the annoyingly consistent greatness that is Teemu Selanne. Check out their game thread if you have time. They meant their little rhyme on top as a joke, but I got a kick out of it. [Anaheim Calling]
- I'm not sure if the Los Angeles Times travels with the Ducks regularly anymore because of budget cutbacks because here's what they had up as of my bedtime. East Coast Christmas FTW. [Los Angeles Times]
- The fun of a nationally televised game is everyone in the hockey world gets to see opposing fans acting like morons. [Puck Daddy]
- The attendance numbers might not look great on paper, but new-again president and CEO Jim Lites was quite pleased with the first night of the $9 promotion. [DallasNews.com]
- Whenever I need a reminder that people are crazy, I simply turn to the separatists in Quebec, where they've created an atmosphere where hiring a coach for the Montreal Canadiens who doesn't speak French is 'a gesture of contempt.' Mark Fistric-style eye roll commencing... now. [Montreal Gazette]
- Meet the enemy: The Philadelphia Flyers and their crew of HBO cameramen earned a point with a very late game-tying goal but couldn't stop the magic that is the Colorado Avalanche shootout machine in a 3-2 loss. [NHL.com]
- Speaking of the Flyers, I thought this was an interesting take on the oft-cited Ilya Bryzgalov and his musings. He's Grade A television and extremely amusing as a fan, but I can see where being his teammate might wear on a person. [Backhand Shelf]
- Around the Pacific Division: The other very unhappy team entering Monday's games was the Los Angeles Kings, who might have finally played well for departing interim coach John Stevens (what a mouthful) with a 3-2 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Stars fans will not be pleased with the player who scored the shootout winner. [Los Angeles Times]
- Oh internet hockey peoples. I wish I were half as clever or crafty as you when it comes to creating hockey-themed Christmas ornaments my cat would promptly commandeer if they were not merely Photoshop. [Puck Daddy]
- Yay! Fresh Stars video!
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I still think the ducks fan banging on the glass was worse...
but not by much.
"He punched the highlights out of her hair.... He punched the HIGHLIGHTS out of her hair!!!" -- Young Neil
BTW, we also passed the 100 point threshold on the magic number.
just 97 more to go…
And there’s been some separation starting to form between the top 8 and bottom 7 in the conference. Right now, it’s projected that 91 points will get you into the playoffs. It’s been like that for almost a week now. I think it will come back up eventually, but I thought it was worth noting.
"He punched the highlights out of her hair.... He punched the HIGHLIGHTS out of her hair!!!" -- Young Neil
91 points?
Sounds like a subpar year in terms of Western teams beating up on the East.
Our GM,
who art in the front office,
on Conn Smythe be they name.
by ex_seraphim (Angelou del Angel) on Dec 20, 2011 5:21 PM CST up reply actions
it goes up and down as teams streak.
2 weeks ago, it was 97.
"He punched the highlights out of her hair.... He punched the HIGHLIGHTS out of her hair!!!" -- Young Neil
Ah, that makes sense.
And likewise I suspect the rising and falling of the number evens out as the season goes on, what with a larger sample size and all…is that correct?
Our GM,
who art in the front office,
on Conn Smythe be they name.
by ex_seraphim (Angelou del Angel) on Dec 20, 2011 6:29 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah. I'm going to try and do a detailed post about it this weekend.
I have to tinker with the fanpost stuff and make sure I can import my excel files correctly first though.
"He punched the highlights out of her hair.... He punched the HIGHLIGHTS out of her hair!!!" -- Young Neil
Coolness.
I’ll be looking forward to it.
Our GM,
who art in the front office,
on Conn Smythe be they name.
by ex_seraphim (Angelou del Angel) on Dec 20, 2011 7:12 PM CST up reply actions
Montreal is crazy.
I’ve been living here for 4 months now and their fans are usually quite pleasant to deal with. However this whole non-French speaking INTERIM coach fiasco is ridiculous. Maintaining the French language through school requirements and laws are one thing (without them, it would certainly die off), but to impose it onto an interim coach in the manner the city and province are demanding is ludicrous. Let the man do his job until they find a permanent replacement.
I have a couple of customers up in the Montreal area...
and it is always funny to call up there and have to sit through the phone menu in French until I can get the English version.
I get the feeling the Stars don't really know how to play with the lead
They have been so good in close games and coming back to win. Last night, it just felt like they didn’t know how to slow the game down and pin the Ducks down once they were up by more than one goal. They left everything at full throttle.
While I fully believe it is dangerous to play too much of a prevent and lose the momentum they also need to be able to press and slow it down and play safe defense. It was exciting from an entertainment perspective though.
I’m sure that hasn’t been a focus in practice since they are rarely in that 2+ goal lead position.
I loved the fake parenting convo with Bryz in that article.
Vlad: "He stuffed me in my locker and said mean things about you."
Bryz: "So, he stuff you in locker. Locker better than Winnipeg!"
"I know the last couple of years have been especially hard for Stars fans. To all of you: First let me say thank you for your patience and support, and please know that the uncertainty is now over." -- Tom Gaglardi
Erin, thanks for the love on the nursery rhyme :) I was proud of it. The looks one gets when repeating Twinkle Twinkle Little Star over and over are hilarious.
Good game last night. I effing hate Loui Eriksson, but dammit I respect him.
"I'm not a lady. I'm a DUCK!" - Connie Moreau, D2: Mighty Ducks
Managing Editor - Anaheim Calling
Exactly how I feel about Teemu "should have retired this summer" Selanne.
by Taylor Baird on Dec 20, 2011 10:22 AM CST up reply actions
Speaking of Selanne...
what was he thinking at the end of the game trying to take on Grossmann?? It’s one thing to try to be tough, but I think his old age may be catching up to him.
I respect Selanne too…I just wish he’d go play in the Eastern Conference so we didn’t have to face him
Coincidently...
The Great 8 (Ovie who?) tied Mr. Dallas Stars for 22nd All-Time in points last night. That means two of the best forwards to play the game the last two decades will be forever linked in hockey lore
The King of Little Things
by Jere's Golden Laces on Dec 20, 2011 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
Fun fact
New Rangers stud ace Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish played hockey when he was a kid, apparently.
corey perry
makes my blood boil. im glad ribs rocked his world. his incessant wining and inability to play hockey with some cajones in some ways makes him worse than dustin brown. instead of trying to spear and elbow our guys after he got rocked, he shouldve tried to fight someone. but alas he is a pansy and instead tried to get even via cheat shots
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