Feelin' Good After The Blues

Solid game from Marty Turco and solid play from the rest of the team, winning four to one. The Blues had plenty of chances, and Dallas has an answer for all but one of them. This game could have easily seen four or more goals by both teams, but I'll take this win any day. Brenden Morrow is without a doubt the heart of this team, regardless of being held off the scoreboard. He has steely eyes for a magnetic puck, and fights from whistle to whistle. He doesn't care if the puck is under the goalie, on his pads, or resting on top of the net. If the play hasn't been blown dead, his stick is reaching for the rubber. His ethic is contagious, and the team is responding. Great game on paper, but too many Stars were awkwardly hit and roughed up to call it a perfect night. It seems we escaped relatively unharmed so that's a plus.



First Period (0-0)
No scoring after this gritty period. Plenty of break away type chances for both teams, all followed up by great stops by the goaltenders and posts. Two fights, compliments of Krys Barch and Brian Sutherby. Two losses compliments of D.J. King and Brad Winchester. Barch may have lost the battle, but he won the war since King left the game with an upper body injury.
Second Period (2-0)
Wouldn't you know, Real Deal Neal opened up the scoring in this game. Quick shot at an angle caught Ty Conklin off guard. Steve Ott created a mini brawl after hip checking (and flipping) Carlo Colaiacovo, who left the game afterwards. Relatively clean hit but Ott will have a phone conference with the NHL, hopefully just to tell him not to do it again.**Breaking News** While finishing up the third period, I recieved a text from ESPN saying Ott will be suspended for two games** Fans were furious that Dallas ended up with a four minute powerplay afterwards, causing them to unify in what I deciphered as a "Referees suck" chant. Loui Ericksson scored after some spin-arama moves by Brad Richards who is racking up assists and dominating his role on the power play.
Third Period (4-1)
Tom Wandell gets an easy tap in since every Blue targeted Fabian Brunsstrom. Brian Sutherby decided to get in on the action, so he stole the puck from Brad Winchester, walked in, and put it away. The only scorecard blemish came when Alex Pietrangelo ruined Turco's attempt at another shutout. Can't blame Marty for this one though, it deflected off Jeff Woywitka, who ironically enough started his career in St. Louis. They didn't go down quietly. B.J. Crombeen decided to take a crack at Ott after he tripped him up. Wasn't much of a fight though, more of a grapple.



-One of my favorite (in an evil way) things to see in hockey is hard hitting, in particular hits involving the surroundings. What I'm referring to is two players rubbing against the boards in front of the benches ending in one player leaning over into the teams bench and getting clipped by the glass at the end where the bench ends and fan seating begins. Tonight it happened to former Star B.J. Crombeen.
-Stars killed all five of the St. Louis power plays, bringing us up to 25 at an even 75 percent.
-One for seven on the power play, now 21 at 16.3 percent.
-Good seeing Darryl Sydor again. Any bets on when he'll come back to Dallas?
-The Blues' T.J. Oshie had an emergency apendectimy, leaving him sidelined for a while.
-Turco made 27 saves, and Alex Auld made one from the bench. Dallas pass went awry and Auld was forced to make a save in order to protect the teams medical staff.
-Ott will now miss the last two games of Ott-toberfest...such a shame.
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Up Next:
The Stars come home to play the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are fresh off their first win of the season over the Ducks. Dallas doesn't play their best hockey at home, but Toronto doesn't play good hockey anywhere. Dallas will keep it rolling with an "easy" win. Toronto 1 Dallas 5