Two contests against the defending champs yielded just one point for Texas. The Stars are cruising against most other teams, but there's still more to be done to match up against the Reign.
In six games in the season series, the Texas Stars were unable to defeat the reigning champions of the AHL, division rival Ontario (Los Angeles). That team is the measuring stick for playoff competitiveness in the Pacific Division, and the Stars did not measure up this past weekend.
Coach Laxdal and all the players called them a playoff-style team. They've been playing that way since October, rolling their Calder Cup win right into a dominating season in their new digs in California.