Category: NHL Playoffs

Afterwords: Where Did it Go Wrong?

By Tyler Mair | Jun 3rd 2024 | 10 min read |

Forgive me for the lack of a clever intro, but really, the title says it all: where did this series go wrong for the Dallas Stars? There were up 2-1 o...

Afterwords: No Answers

By Tyler Mair | Jun 1st 2024 | 5 min read |

This is going to be a short one. I mean, I’m not really sure what to write here. You can pretty much copy/paste much of what I said about Game 4...

Afterwords: Foot Off the Gas

By Tyler Mair | May 30th 2024 | 8 min read |

Well, I was right about one thing heading into last night’s game: In fact, I was a little bit too conservative with that prediction, as the Dall...

Afterwords: Rubber Band Hockey

By Tyler Mair | May 28th 2024 | 11 min read |

When the Edmonton Oilers scored just two minutes in, I knew they were going to win. There was just something about how Connor McDavid used Zach Hyman ...

Afterwords: The Difference in Net

By Tyler Mair | May 26th 2024 | 8 min read |

One of the biggest storylines heading into the Western Conference Final was the clear edge the Dallas Stars had over the Edmonton Oilers in the crease...

Afterwords: A Well Deserved Loss

By Tyler Mair | May 24th 2024 | 7 min read |

To paraphrase the great Robert Tiffin, I’m more annoyed than anything. In Game 1 against the Vegas Golden Knights, there was a feeling of disapp...

Afterwords: Way Too Late

By Tyler Mair | May 21st 2024 | 12 min read |

I’ll be honest: I did not watch Game 6 live. Instead, I spent the evening with my wife, living out every every newer parents’ Friday night...

Afterwords: Slipped Away

By Tyler Mair | May 16th 2024 | 7 min read |

For roughly 40 minutes there, it looked like Game 5 was going to go the same way as the four before it. The base ingredients were all there: Dallas wa...

Afterwords: When "Dialed In" Meets "Lost and Unfocused"

By Tyler Mair | May 14th 2024 | 13 min read |

Boy, and I thought Jake Oettinger had it bad in Game 3. I mean, in that first period, the Dallas Stars only got outshot 11-5, before getting outshot 1...

Afterwords: A Third Period for the Ages

By Tyler Mair | May 12th 2024 | 6 min read |

Once again, my original point of focus for this Afterwords looked much different after the first two periods. Assuming the status quo had remained the...