Stars-Blue Jackets thoughts

It’s been an interesting day.

Tom Hicks confirms he’s looking at possibly selling the Dallas Stars.

Devils GM Lou Lamoriello pulls off a blockbuster deal, acquiring Ilya Kovalchuk from Atlanta.

And then there was the Stars-Blue Jackets game which, to be honest, was pretty lackluster. Unless, of course, you were Claude Noel. For him, it was a memorable night.

The Stars looked like they were trying to win a 1-0 game and then about halfway through it they finally realized they were down 1-0 and would have to win it 2-1 or at least score one to get a point out of it.

In other words, I thought they were lackluster through the first part of the game. You’d think with their current situation, where they are in the standings and all, there would appear to be a little more desperation in their game. Maybe it was there, but I didn’t really see it until later in the game.

They could have used the power play tonight. Special teams are a difference maker a lot of nights and it could have been this night. They had a couple of chances in the third period to get the game even and the power play play fizzed. It hasn’t been good lately. Not having Mike Ribeiro has hurt. Not having Mike Modano tonight hurt some more. Still, there’s enough talent left to get something done, and it didn’t happen.

Marty Turco was good again. He played well enough for this team to win, or at least get a point. They wasted a good effort on that front.

They’ve got four games before the break with three on the road. We’ll see what they can roll out Saturday against the Coyotes at the AAC. 

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