Pondering the Dallas Stars’ losing preseason is kind of like rehashing a bad break up. First, the denial. You see the whole thing through rose colored glasses- it’ll be ok, it’s not that bad, your expectations were just too high, you idealized the whole thing. Then comes the blame game. It wasn’t you, it was them, and goshdarnit, do they need to clean up their act, or so help you.
But then, with enough time and distance, you can start to see things a little more rationally. More clearly. Because win or lose, analysis will always be there to eat ice cream on the couch with you and binge-watch Netflix while you rock matching Snuggies.