Germans, Pearl Harbor, etc.

There are a lot of clichés being thrown around Dallas these days. Razor says it best when he talks about eating an elephant one bite at a time. Is it still “over”? I don’t know. I’m still inclined to have a “thank you, Dallas” mind-set, and try to appreciate what’s happened over the course of the last month.

That being said, I don’t think I “believe,” but I sure wouldn’t mind being wrong. As it stands, my prediction of Wings in 6 is looking pretty good right now.

Game 5 had a lot of tense moments for Stars fans. You can’t let your opponent have 40~ shots. That’s bad hockey, and Marty Turco stole a game for them. There aren’t enough superlatives in the English language to adequately describe his impact on that game from top to bottom yesterday. Offense, defense, even in a little goal-tending. Is there a reason why a goaltender can’t have an “A” on his jersey? He deserves high praise.

I am finally, begrudgingly, ready to give Chris Osgood some praise as well. I thought he played his best hockey of the series in games 4 and 5. Strange that they lost those, but hey, Dallas wasn’t giving him anything to stop in the first 3 games that a couple of traffic cones in front of the goal couldn’t handle. If he plays like that in game 6, it’s lights out for my Stars. I don’t think we can hold them to 1 goal again on the other end.

Post game quotes from multiple Red Wings players (and coach) talked about needing to get more traffic in front of Marty. Maybe they didn’t mention them by name, but they’re talking about the need for “Garbage Goals.” No one skates and moves the puck as well as the Wings do (except for their SCF dance partner coming up perhaps), so why are they talking about needing garbage goals?

I could write a 20 page paper on Brenden Morrow that might have some questioning my sexuality before it was half over, but I don’t think it needs saying any more. He’s 100% bad ass, grade-A captain. Barry Melrose’s hair called Morrow the “best leader in the NHL.” Mr. Melrose himself, refused comment.

Franzen is supposedly out for game 6. So…that’s good.

Is it ok to start asking those little “what if” questions, Stars fans? I caught myself wondering some pretty big things last night.

Do we have a series? I can’t say, but we’re having fun here, no?