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Stars' first half grades: High expectations and mediocre numbers provide failing results, but the season's not over

Mike Heika, Stars beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answers your questions about the team in a recent live chat. Here are some highlights:

Since we're practically at the midway point of the season, how would you grade the team's first half? Which group gets the highest grade?

Heika: Wow tough question.

The injuries create all sorts of variables.

The fact this team is designed to score and is not scoring means the skill players should get low grades, but the fact that players like Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Spezza have had the focus of the opposition kind of lets them off the hook.