As a child, when I heard the phrase “don’t let your emotions get the best of you,” it was like a madly waving red flag warning me that I was probably about to do something stupid. As a child, of course, one seldom heeds these warnings and goes on to do the aforementioned stupid thing. In this case, your emotions got the best of you.
And while the phrase has a negative connotation, if anyone can name it and claim it and turn it around, it’s the Dallas Stars. In a not too distant past, their feet were planted firmly in the negative connotation camp.