After spending a week away from the rink, the Dallas Stars are gearing up again. But if you thought head coach Jim Montgomery was going to “ease them back in,” well:
Montgomery laughed when he evaluated the physical state of his players, many of whom escaped to beaches, golf courses, or brotherhood in a form that didn’t include much skating.
”That was a hard practice today, and our guys kept pushing,” Montgomery said. “Some of the guys needed to be pushed, because some of the guys enjoyed their break a little more than I would have liked to have seen.