Preview: Texas Opens Make or Break Seven-Game Segment Against Rockford

The calendar changes over from February to March this coming week and it’s about time to put up or shut up for the Texas Stars. With seven games in the next eleven days, all at home, this is a defining moment for the team. The postseason may not be guaranteed with a solid homestand here, but it could certainly be lost.

(credit: Texas Stars) Let’s discuss the elephant in the room: the kick in the teeth that Texas took on deadline day.

Stephen Meserve: The loss of Emil Djuse is significant. There’s no two ways about it. It’s especially painful in that nothing came back from Florida in the trade that can help Texas this season. The Stars just got Djuse back from injury and looked to be ready to…