"Back."
That was the story of the night at American Airlines Center.
Hockey was back. It had been awhile. That's what happens when the Stars fail to play beyond early April.
Ken Hitchcock was back. Head coaches rarely get the kind of roar he received in the pregame introductions. But the man who helped guide Dallas to a Stanley Cup 18 years ago is here to take one more kick at the can.
And Ben Bishop's back. Most folks didn't know he was ever here, but he played for the Texas Tornado 13 years ago before heading for University of Maine and, eventually, a successful NHL career with the Tampa Bay Lightning.