However, last night's $3 foot long shit sandwich that the Stars threw down in St. Louis may have been the death knell in their playoff hopes. Injuries have killed them, but they simply don't have the talent to keep up with the rest of the western conference. They're old and essentially bereft of scorers, especially with Richards and Morrow out long term, and while they have finally have had a little luck with their own prospects - Neal, Ericsson, Fistric, Grossman - their arrow is starting to point downward.
Sooo.. what now?
Hot stove time baby!
From today's Dallas Morning News:
They are eligible to sign any of them to extensions before July 1. If they don't, the UFAs will be able to shop themselves.
Players _ 2008-09 salary _ 2009-10 Status:
Sergei Zubov _ $5.35 million _ UFA
Jere Lehtinen _ $4 million _ UFA
Brendan Morrison _ $2.75 million _ UFA
Darryl Sydor _ $2.5 million _ UFA
Steve Begin _ $1.05 million _ UFA
Joel Lundqvist _ $725,000 _ UFA
Landon Wilson _ $550,000 _ UFA
Mark Parrish _ $500,000 _ UFA
Mark Fistric _ $788.889 _ RFA
Chris Conner _ $500,000 _ RFA
Tobias Stephan _ $485,000 _ RFA
Who do we keep on that list? Lehtinen? Too injury-proned now. Sydor? He's a turnstile and keeping him would drive a certain bar owner to drink himself in to a coma. Brendan Morrison? Tippett has already made him a whipping boy after only being here a week.
Even the face of the franchise, Mike Modano, is looking like he's got one foot on the golf course.
Man, best of luck to Hullie and Les Jackson.
Oh ya. We can't have a Dallas
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Zubov and Lehtinen if able,will play for less to stay with the Stars. Fistric is a keeper. Begin fits the Stars style. Get Morrow and Richards back add another scorer in the off season with plenty of cap room available and there you have it. Oh I almost forgot with the proper training Sydor might be a second string dishwasher @ IHOP.
I knew we could find a place for Sydor. Althoughhe'll drop and break a ton of dishes and likely take a dump in the sink.
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