Time is running out to make this team less incomplete, but thankfully, the West is every bit as bad as it’s been lately. Mediocrity rewarded!
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Tuesday’s loss was relieving in a lot of ways. It was a relief to see the team score goals again, to have the goals come from players like Spezza and Lindell, and to see the Stars sort of keep up with the Predators, whom they might face in the playoffs, should probability dictate the future.
A loss is bad, of course. But I remember an NHL coach once talking about the process being more important than any discrete result, so let’s take stock of the good things we saw in this one before accepting reality.