There is a rumor going around that Dallas is not a hockey town. Sure, it is a non-traditional hockey market, but that does not mean the Dallas Stars are outcasts in the city. Hockey belongs here.
People like to redirect blame. If redirected enough, those people will get cornered and say something stupid. It is similar to a trail of lies. You only get further from the truth when you cover a lie with a lie and so on. Sometimes people just allow themselves to be tricked by the redirects or the lies. There does come a point where people will say something to set the lies straight.