George,

If you're a Blackhawks fan, I really feel for you. How in the **** they decided to hire Mike Smith as their G.M I'll never know. It continues to amaze me how he is held in (apparently) such high regard.

>>I hope you're right, I'm hoping that the Stars win if only because a couple of the players, Mike Keane and Eddie "Dr. Evil" Belfour are from my neck of the woods. I actually played against Belfour in the early 80's in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League when he played for the Winkler Flyers.
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>>It's just that the Devils look too powerful right now . . .
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>Alan,
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>You and Mark may be getting ahead of yourselves. The Stars have to get past the Avs first, and the Avs have more team speed than the Stars. That's going to make for an interesting series.
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>Finally, don't talk to me about "The Eagle". How the Blackhawks ever let him (and some others) go is still a subject that sends me into a fit of depression.