The ice at the rink has become water and the book is shut on the 2024-25 Texas Stars season.
In alternate world, the Stars spent this weekend in North Carolina trying to steal a home game from the Charlotte Checkers and looking forward to returning home to treat their fans to a fourth Calder Cup Final in team history.
But Abbotsford with its nearly 1000 games of NHL experience and once-and-future NHL netminding was too much. After two games in Abbotsford, it was clear that these teams were incredibly close and the series had every chance to go seven, even if the home team won both contests in Canada.