>>As in baseball where good pitching will beat good hitting most days, the Stars, now quite healthy, and their stifling defense will beat team speed most days. Then, when there is a breakdown, The Eagle, 93% of the time, is there to clean up the mess. I predict many 2-to-1 games.
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>Mark, and this applies to all sports, speed can be a killer if you don't have it. You can't teach or coach it or train it if it ain't there. Careful.
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>>Hey, the 'hawks still have Amonte don't they? I am sure they can trade him for some more beans to add to their collection. :] Now, what did they get for Chelios? Pintos or Limas? :]
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>Yes, the 'hawks still have Amonte (lone bright spot). But what did I do to you for you to treat me so cruelly? Before you had even posted a message with the birth announcement in your sig, I sent you a private of congratulations. And this is how you treat me. I hope that the White Sox murder the Rangers, so there!

LOL! Yeah, I know speed kills. However, the Stars did beat the Avs last year in the West Finals with Defense over Speed and Waaa in goal.

Sorry about the 'hawks. My sympathies are definitely with the fans of teams with sorry mgmt. Remember we have the long suffering Mavericks, and, to a lesser extent, the Rangers. It could be worse, the 'hawks could have an owner like the NFL's Cardinals [Bidwell?]. Heck, Koziol has dreams of what might have been with the Florida Panthers and all the talent they traded away for beans.