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Dallas Stars Daily Links: Stars Return From Bye Week

After a week off from hockey, the Stars hit the ground running with a hard practice. Plus, recapping the All Star weekend, the fate of Karlsson in San Jose, and more.

After spending a week away from the rink, the Dallas Stars are gearing up again. But if you thought head coach Jim Montgomery was going to “ease them back in,” well:

Montgomery laughed when he evaluated the physical state of his players, many of whom escaped to beaches, golf courses, or brotherhood in a form that didn’t include much skating.
”That was a hard practice today, and our guys kept pushing,” Montgomery said. “Some of the guys needed to be pushed, because some of the guys enjoyed their break a little more than I would have liked to have seen.”

The Stars have been up-and-down so far this season, and Montgomery is prepared to take the team to the next level:

“I did a reflection on … how to gain consistency, that’s the biggest challenge facing us. There’s a couple of things I think we can do in practice and a couple of things we can do in games that I saw in games where we played effectively,” he said. “We’re not going to get away from what we are, and that’s being a good sound defensive team. We’ve got to create by working hard defensively. Good defense is going to create offense.”

You can read more from Mike Heika here.

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Miro Heiskanen was at the All Star Game this weekend and, as you can clearly see, was unable to contain his excitement afterwards:

In the end, it was an unforgettable experience for Heiskanen. For better or for worse:

Could a team race be in the cards anytime soon?

That being said, Denis Gurianov hasn’t been recalled (yet). Connor Carrick on the other hand...

Around the League

Heiskanen and the rest of the Central Division beat the Pacific, but ultimately fell short to the Metropolitan:

Greg Wyshynski and Emily Kaplan break down the best and worst of the weekend: [ESPN]

Sidney Crosby won the MVP, but that’s not the only new hardware he wants to take home this season:

Both the Colorado Avalanche and the Buffalo Sabres have cooled down recently, but is a rebound on the horizon? [NBC Sports]

Finally, Erik Karlsson is one of the few stars staying in San Jose after this weekend. But will he still be there in the foreseeable future?

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