With the Cowboys' season all but dead and buried and the Mavericks sucking harder than the vacuum of deep space,this sports fan's attention turn to his adopted favorite sport: hockey.  I'm not a bandwagon rider though.   I earned my love for the game while playing its diminutive sibling, broomball.
But enough about me, I'm writing this to all those out there who don't know what they're missing and to those, like Ray in Allen, who seem woefully misguided in their opinions on the game, or more particularly, on our Dallas Stars.  Barring a few games, like the 7-2 pasting by St. Louis that I had the misfortune of being at, this town has a great team.  A lot of good, hard working players who, more often than not, play with a lot of heart.  But wait, you say the game's hard to understand . . . Next time you think that, try explaining football's "incomplete pass/fumble" rule to your girlfriend sometime.  I'd rather explain what "icing" is, thank you very much.
As for our esteemed, yet much maligned, netminder, Ed Belfour, try these stats"

• Leads league in shutouts(6)
• Second lowest GAA
• Holds Stars team record for most shutouts in a season(with 60 some odd games to go!).
• Two Vezina trophies (NHL's award for best goalie)

Ray, if you want to spew venom, try it out on Mike Modano.   Yeah, he's playing great now, but this is a contract year for him.  Let's see if Mr. League Scoring Leader can keep it up once he's getting the big bucks.  If so, then I'll happily eat my words.
Everyone else out there, take some of that disposable income and plunk it down on Stars tickets.  You'll get more than enough bang for your buck and besides, you'll never see George Dunham's dog at a Maverick game.

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