The Stars will (hopefully) grow out of their current phase. Plus, Dallas recalled Esa Lindell, and a look at home attendance around the league.
No matter how cool you pretend to be now, it's a pretty safe bet there's a least one really awkward phase of your life you're trying to pretend never happened. (Completely unrelated note: Do not give your child bangs, round Harry Potter-style glasses, and overalls all at the same time.) But no matter how awful that phase might have been, you eventually grew out of it. And that, Josh Bogorad thinks, is what the Stars are dealing with: their awkward years.