In other words, this season has been hell for the Dallas Stars. Partly of their own making, partly for reasons outside their control. But either way, I think it’s safe to say that it is high time to stop hoping for the magical turnaround. I don’t say this because I’m cynical or a bandwagon fan or because I’m going to hate the Stars after this season. Quite the opposite.
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.