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Game 1 Afterwords: Live-Fire Exercise Turns Deadly Serious

I don’t feel the way I’ve ever felt

I know

I’m gonna smile and not get worried

I try but it shows

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Jim Montgomery has talked for a while now about how he doesn’t see lines or defense pairs as things set in stone; he instead prefers to mix and match depending on the opponent and situation.

Well, the Stars certainly had ample opportunity to mix and match Thursday night, as they were three skaters short for a good portion of their first game of the season.