The second half of this ill-fated Dallas Stars season starts tonight. You know what I mean.
Patrick Eaves, Jordie Benn, Lauri Korpikoski and Johnny Oduya have departed with the prospect of playoffs in their future. Other pending UFAs remain, and the insinuation that they would have been moved had they been healthy exists out there in the ether.
Awkward. But so are disappointing seasons with dismounts like this.
Patrick Sharp is healthy enough to play tonight. But for how long? Jim Nill went on the radio and said he’s in need of surgery. The other, Ales Hemsky, might return tonight, coincidentally, after missing most of the season.