The Stars sign Matthew Barnaby, long time agitator and tough guy with no offense; and Washington Capitals Captain, Jeff Halpern. I didn't even know his name. Some captain.
Together, the 2 registered 72 points, 2 less than Jason Arnotts 74. But hey, they're supposed to be "tough guys."
Jason Arnott meanwhile, has gone to make a good Nashville team even better.
Every team in the West is getting better.....
- The Kings add Rob Blake (again)
- The Coyotes add Jovanovski, Roenick, and Morrison, and just like that become real contenders.
- The Red Wings aren't getting any worse, despite Stevey-Y's departure.
- The Ducks added Chris freaking Pronger, of the Western Champ Oilers.
- The Sharks have the MVP and the Rocket Richard winner.
And the Stars, what have they done?
- They lost Jason Arnott
- They lost Bill Guerin
- They lost Johan Hedberg
- They lost Willie Mitchell
AHWIOPHEGUIPWBG~!!!!! WHAT??? are they doing???
Someone explain it to me, explain to me how you lose your beautiful pieces of your hockey team without even trying to keep them, and then do NOTHING of any value in Free Agency.
The only positive, is the Darryl Sydor coming back. But is he too old now to be what he once was?
The Stars are obviously trying to be a hocky team with more passion, with more grit. Everyone saw the Oil do what they did, gritty, tough.... etc. Is that the new model for success??? NO. We're looking at a 7th place finish in '07. Modano and Zubov can't have another year like that, theyre too old. Jussi Jokinnen isn't going to win you 11 or 12 more shootout games...
Maybe the Stars figure the 8 seed got to the Finals, so there must be value there. Idiots.
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