Like college students returning from Christmas break, the Stars will have to quickly get into study mode in the next couple of weeks.
The past month included a run of 14 games that included travel beforehand (nine road games and six home games) and that meant very little time for practice. It also meant a team that was low on energy and battling to keep focus.
But a week at home has the team caught up and three more weeks mostly at home are now simply begging coach Ken Hitchcock to force his students to hit the books.