Otter It's nut-cutting time, folks.
This isn't the part of the season that you aim to just improve, work on things and develop lines and chemistry. There's six games left in the 2010-11 campaign for the Dallas Stars. It appears that will be the limit.
They pulled out a point in a 2-1 shootout loss to Phoenix, a 95-point team. Simply put, the Stars needed two.
They're ninth in the conference and still three points behind Chicago for the final playoff spot. The time is now. The Stars are a sickly 3-3-4 in their last 10. The Blackhawks are 4-4-2. No one wants. Doesn't matter. The Stars are not in the driving seat.
The Stars try. They're a team that could have used more luck this season. Their depth and skill also is being shown the last month or so. The front of the line guys are as good as you get.
However, unlike other higher-caliber teams, they don't have the middle and lower line guys that contribute and perform the little tasks. We saw it with the 1990s Stars.
Barring a minor miracle (jumping a team by three points and holding off 10th place, who are technically tied), we are watching the last of the Dallas Stars until September.
