ST. LOUIS - The challenge of building a long-term winner in the NHL while trying to win every day is a full-time job.
The Stars came to practice Wednesday determined to bounce back from a disappointing 5-2 home loss to Nashville only to find out that goalie Ben Bishop has a back injury and won't be able to play Thursday in St. Louis (Kari Lehtonen will start instead). And while coach Ken Hitchcock believes Antoine Roussel is over a bout with the flu that has kept him out for three games, the prognosis right now is the they simply "hope" he can play against the Blues.