If that was a test, the Stars flunked badly.
Riding a five-game winning streak and getting a home game against a red hot Nashville team that played the night before, the Stars dearly wanted to see how they fared against the better teams in the Central Division Tuesday.
"They're a top dog and they want to take the next step to win the Cup, and we want to measure ourselves to see where we're at compared to them," Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said before the game. "It'll be a good test for us."
Well, the Stars better get Karen Dillard on the phone, because they have some more studying to do after a 5-2 loss.