Dallas Stars

They lost to the Ottawa Senators.

as well, and the Dallas Stars.

Two of those three teams I would put in the Stanley Cup conversation, being the Stars and the Wild.

Senators, maybe not as much.

Other than Utah, this is the best team that the Bruins have played since their loss to the Minnesota Wild in the third game of the season.

They've played Ottawa, who they lost to, Utah, Philly, San Jose twice, Anaheim.

kings well the dallas stars are up there as well they lost to an overtime so this is a big test against the three best teams that they've played so far this season they are one one and one and they're looking to build on that tonight now the hurricanes are led in scoring by Sebastian Ajo, who is more productive than David Pasternak so far this season, albeit in one more game played.

He's got 18 points, seven goals, 11 assists in 13 games.

I've been really impressed with the way they've been able to dust themselves off after a road trip where you just shook your head and said, where did it go? Because before that road trip, you remember they played one of their best games.

They almost shut out the Dallas Stars,

and

they scored late, but still they win the game in the shootout, right? Yeah.

But he didn't.

And so now all you have left is the Blues tonight and the mighty Dallas Stars on Thursday.

And I do think that we are down to, well, what's the easier game on paper? You never know what's going to play out in the game itself, but the easier game on paper is certainly the St.

Louis game.

And obviously, Marchman's new here.

I didn't really know, like, you know, I remember Washington, Dallas, but for me, I'm not like a super big hockey nerd.

I know every player's stat about every single guy.

And I kind of looked at I looked him up the other day, like this guy's fucking pretty good.

it's no knock on Delandria's game either.

I think they're seeing stuff that you've seen, like you just articulated his speed, but there's some reliability there too, that like, you know, like you said, more consistent for sure.

Well, just Delandria, man, like, you know, a couple of years ago with Dallas, I think his best season, I think he had a...

It's not all just about the points, of course, but I think he had a line of, like, 12 goals, 11 assists, 23 points, or something like that, right? Like, if Ty could do that, then he'd be in his lineup every day.

missing? But this also could just be our ignorance.

Like, me personally, I think Minnesota Wild fans should hate the fuck out of the Dallas Stars because they stole your team.

That is...

That has stolen valor.

They got blown out at home by Dallas last year.

They beat the Dallas Stars in Dallas, which was a big game for them at that time.

But I'm almost like, in my head, planning loss on Thursday.

I think if you win tonight, you have six of a possible eight on the trip.

five.

And like I said, I know that if you go in the categories that all the goalies get those stats, he's leading the way everywhere there, but it doesn't read deep into the stats.

Number four for me, I have Jake Ottinger of the Dallas Stars.

Cam, when you look at goals saved above expected, outstanding so far this year at plus 10.27. Plus, he already has three shutouts on the year.

They're second in the Central.

Dallas is third.

Colorado fourth with a tough start.

But you know Colorado is going to be up there.

If Utah is going to be this good this season, there's going to be four really good teams in the Central.

That's problematic for the Wild as well.

It was bad enough when it was Dallas and Colorado.

You don't need Utah jumping into this mix of very good to elite as well.

I will also have some Dallas Mavs content out tomorrow.

The Dallas Stars are back in action.

Texas Longhorns, they have a big game this weekend.

Pretty much every game's a big game for them at this point.

And you look at the way that he's been scoring.

That goal against Dallas, when he gets in front and out-muscles Miro Hyskinen, of all players, and gets his stick in front of Miro's, gets inside position and then scores.

And then the other goal, the last game, when he has a little give-and-go with Lindholm in front, Those are hard areas.

Fraser Minton put it well.