The Western Conference wild-card race is experiencing the “squeeze” end of the concertina effect, and the Dallas Stars inadvertently helped that along with Thursday’s loss against the Colorado Avalanche.
It’s one of those moments you just have to trudge through, writes Stars senior staff writer Mike Heika. For the players, staying positive will probably help:
“We played some good hockey, but you know, we just couldn’t score,” said defenseman Roman Polak, who played 19:07 and had four hits. “It’s been our problem the whole season: We don’t score as much as we would like to, but as a team, we did a great job.