If the Texas Stars are to make it out of the first round for the first time in six years, they'll have to do it against a very familiar foe: the Milwaukee Admirals.
The season story is well-trodden at this point, but let's still review. With electric play from Mavrik Bourque and Logan Stankoven in the first half of the season, Texas made its way to the best record in the Central Division. They had three players at the All-Star Game, the aforementioned pair and Matej Blümel, and their coach, Neil Graham, joined them.
In that moment, they were golden.