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Steve Ott? Solid? The same Steve Ott who took a penalty when he threw a moronic crosscheck into Nik Kronwall's back (to 'retaliate' for Kronwall's clean hit on Ribeiro) just after the Stars had scored their first goal of the game, and were only down by three, with a chance still to climb back into it? The same stupid Steve Ott who took another stupid penalty about three minutes later? Yep, real solid... at least his rinkside seat in the sin bin gave him a solid view of the best team in hockey. Illitch should have sent down a beer and a slice of Little Caesar's for him, and charged him for a ticket.

That's the difference between the two teams and no, Dallas' top players are not as good as Detroit's top players. Hence Detroit 3rd overall and Dallas is 23rd.

Nothing wrong with the coach challenging the top guys.

Therrien should do that with the Pens, but he is so unemotional they have to check for a pulse.

Hmmm! Another coach losing it in the NHL? Seems to be a recurring theme these days with coaches who're expected to be miracle workers in a water down league! Another Pat Quinn sighting coming up shortly in Dallas?

Detroit has a way of doing things to top teams. Dallas is not the only league buster to have had difficulty with the Winged Wheels. (Check with San Jose, Chicago, and a few others.)

The Wings troubles seem to be that they don't take second tier teams seriously. Look at the also-ran teams which have beat the Wings or have lost in overtime or shootout.

This pattern continues the history of the Wings. They have frequently been eliminated in the the early rounds of the playoffs - and when they won they were not convincing. But in the conference and Cup rounds (when they made it that far), they were clearly dominant.

Man Appleseed, I would love for the Stars to have some of the Red Wings success over the years, I think just about any team would.

Maybe they ought to bring in some character guy to add some fire to the team...an agitator...Avery's available lol.

I agree with "A Minor Character" with his Steve Ott assessment. The guy took them right out of the game with his stupid penalties. If that is what the Stars think of being a solid player, no wonder they are stinking up their division!

I agree with A Minor Characters assessment of Steve Ott and his stupid penalties. I can't believe that the Stars quoted Ott as being a solid player. Now wonder they are stinking up their division!

That's kind of tough comparing anyone to Hank and Pavel. But really, this year, Dallas is a second tier team, so it was good to see the Wings taking it to a team that doesn't match up with their talent right now.