So happy it’s Thursday, everyone, because it means we’re one day away from the weekend. The Dallas Stars are on a semi-extended early season break right now with no games between Tuesday and Saturday. Since it’s early in the season and the players aren’t too tired or dinged up yet (fingers crossed), Jim Montgomery is taking advantage of some quality practice time:
Coaches often spout hyperbole about their group having the best practice of the year after a loss, about how the concerns were ironed out and the page has been turned. But Montgomery pushed the Stars through a series of drills designed to remedy costly errors that exposed Dallas against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.