"Why the Stars Are, Like, Going to Win and Stuff"

How could I have overlooked this piece of expert analysis? In reading all of the professional breakdowns of the Stars - Ducks series, somehow I missed reading the blogger with more true insight than any other writer - Willa Ford! Hell, who knows Modano's state of arousal mind better than her? When she's not in LA working (and I'm sure Modano is really bummed to have the house to himself most of the time - what a perfect marriage!), Ms. Ford is blogging about the Stars for NHL.com. Here's a taste of her playoff preview (read it kinda fast and imagine her saying all this stuff to you while you're trying to watch a game - it's guaranteed to make your smash broken Labatt's bottles in to your ears):


"The other thing that’s great about this team is that the guys are so tight, and Brad has fit right in. I mean, if the guys aren’t practicing together, they’re playing golf together, they’re spending time together, you can see that they really love each other. And that is another reason I believe they’ll step up. This team is tight. They don’t want to let each other down, they want to win together, and they want to prove that they remain one of the league’s top teams.

But of course, it’s going to be difficult. And we may have won the regular season series but Anaheim has added some big pieces since then. Our boys will have to be right on top of their game if they’re going to take down the Champs.For this first round, as of now I’m going to be around for most if not all of the games. I work in LA now, which is good because I’ll be close to Anaheim, and then of course I’m home when I’m in Dallas. Like a few of you, I’m sure, I’m going to be there in Anaheim to attend the first game, with my Stars hat on. Hopefully I don’t get heckled too badly – remember people, good competition, not bad. And then I’ll always be back for the home games, unless there is some crazy reason for work purposes. So again, it’s good to be back. I’m happy that you made it this far and I hope you continue to join me watching this team – because I think we’re going to see something special."

Now THAT is breaking down the numbers! Before this excerpt, she pretty much goes through the roster and says, "When ___ is playing well, that's totally good."

...this one time, at band camp....