Quite A Bit For One Night

Where to begin. I'll start off with the score: Dallas 3 Chicago 4 after a 5 round shoot-out. Marty Turco got the start yet again in net, and you can't blame this loss on him. If a goalie can stop the first three attempts (in this case the first four) you should be able to get at least one to back him up/win it. This wasn't the case, as the closest we came was James Neal hitting the post yet again. I caught most of this game, only missing a bit for Lost, but no where in it did it feel as if the Stars were really in any sort of control, which speaks volumes for how big this point was to get. The second would be nice, but hey, Rome wasn't built in a day. I'd like to go ahead and welcome Mike Ribeiro back to the line up; he payed dividends right away, scoring the games' first goal. I'm proud of how the Stars never rolled over, which I was quite worried about after they fell behind 3-2, but they kept chugging along and finally tied it late to get one point in the standings. Turco had their backs, coming up huge save after save including a stellar diving stop on a break away. Sadly, it seems like his days in Dallas are numbered, as midway through the game FSN announced the Stars traded their fourth-round draft pick and defensman Ivan Vishnevskiy for Atlanta's Kari Lehtonen. All around this is a good move for the club, as we probably wouldn't use Vishnevskiy much (he's more about offense which would fit well with the new system but in the long run we need some guys to keep the puck out of our net) and like what was mentioned on the broadcast, anything after I believe it was the third round in the draft is pretty uncertain. (I know there are diamonds in the rough, but hitting on them is extremely hit or miss, especially in hockey. Most people think of it like football...choosing players from the colleges in the US, but keep in mind, hockey is global). I can't see them moving Auld due to what we would get in return (meaning not much) so the only choice is getting rid of Turco. I hope we at least get some good value back, because we will be giving up a solid goaltender. Let's hope Lehtonen can stay healthy since he's had some back issues in the past. Dallas next plays Calgary Thursday night

In other player news, we get Ribeiro back but lose Steve Ott and Mark Fistric. Ott had an emergency appendectomy and Fistric is having knee surgery. Ott should return after the break, and Fistric's return is in question.