Think of this article as dinner with the extended family. Yes, there is a big, Julius Honka-shaped elephant in the room (or not in the room, technically, which is the problem). It would be foolish to pretend otherwise, but there can only be so many Honka-centric views on the Stars defense. So just this one time let’s have a nice conversation about the state of the Stars that does not devolve into a screaming match about the treatment of a certain defender who will, from this point on, remain nameless.
I get it, okay?