Well the Stars came out to the Job and handed us our hats on fan appreciation night.

Look for the fan appreciation stuff in the next couple of posts… Your Onyx won a prezzie from the night and it was a doozy - hint: jersey size 58

Last home game of the season turned into a bit of a bummer for us with the loss (4 - 2 final) but DC gave us more than a little bit to cheer about with a dual bout and KT lifted us by showing us what all the hype is truly about.

Let me say that Kyle Turris is going to be amazing. In his first NHL game the kid showed a lot of poise and certainly has the talent (even in this early peek) to make the most of top line minutes. No he didn’t score but it was certainly not through lack of effort (5sogs, one of which Holmqvist was lucky to get a shoulder on) he also got his first penalty minutes w/ a stinky puck-over-glass delay of game ( a favorite penalty of our boys). He also played 19:28 minutes and didn’t look out of place during any of them. I wouldn’t worry too much about his weight and strength anymore… you can’t hit what you can’t catch and KT slipped a couple of dead on hits with ease, the kid keeps his head up and isn’t afraid to take on if he has to. Nice start to what promises to be a very sweet future in the NHL.

TGO please don’t put Kapi on the PK w/ TQ again …it was brutal. We were’nt physical enough with only 15 hits total. This Stars team has to be hit often and hard to get them off their game and tonight we looked a bit soft… right up until DC took Barch to the ice in a very Weller-esque fashion. It wasn’t much of a fight, more like the proverbial 2 hits (DC hit Barch, Barch hit the ice) a simply amazing smack down and great payback for last year when Barch wouldn’t quit after DC hurt his hand during one of their bouts. The team appreciated Carci’s efforts mightily.

Then that psycho Ott decided to start some static.

DC may not have won that bout decisively but he more than held his own against the larger, crazier Ott. The team got a hell of a lift, the crowd became that 6th man and we mounted a comeback from a 3 - 0 rout.

Enver Lisin again showed the skill that will probably having him make the squad next season ( takes talent and balls to pull up, then fire the puck right thru their defender and beat a goalie like that). The kid has quick hands and wheels to spare and is rapidly proving me wrong about needing 1 more year in SA (his defensive skills and willingness to battle in the corners is making me a believer).

Our most versatile blueliner (hey he plays goalie, D and wing most nights) Bally potted a shortie for us. (it was so sweet to be on the other end of a short handed goal for once). 3 - 2 for a little while but we just couldn’t make that tying goal go in. Dallas got the insurance goal on the empty net with 30 seconds left as Jovo flubs the last pass to Donor right in front of freakin Modo.

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