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The 1999 WCF Game 7 is the greatest hockey game in Stars history. Beating Roy, Sakic, and Forsberg in a Game 7 at Reunion Arena. The building was shaking. I have chills just remembering it.

The coaching salaries are wild. Head coach at a top 6A program in DFW makes more than most college assistant coaches. Because winning state is THAT important here.

Seager at -4 OAA is concerning but not surprising. He is 32 playing the most demanding position. The move to third base needs to happen soon.

The deGrom contract is the one that stings. $185M and he has been injured more than he has pitched. But the other signings more than make up for it.

Happiest Hour during the 2024 Finals was absolutely packed. Hundreds of people in the outdoor area watching on the big screens. Better atmosphere than some regular season games at AAC honestly.

Mavs Academy camps are well-run. My daughter attended last summer and the coaching was legitimate. Not just babysitting with basketballs — actual skill development.

Trading CeeDee would be franchise malpractice. He is 27 and in his prime. You do not trade a top-5 receiver to save cap space.

Get seats in the front stretch near turn 1. You see the cars coming at you and the pit road action. Scanners are 100% worth renting — you hear team radio and it makes the strategy make sense.

Jackie Smith dropping that TD in the Super Bowl is the most painful play in franchise history. A catch and the Cowboys win their third straight Super Bowl. Instead we lost to Pittsburgh.

The deGrom contract coming off after 2027 is the biggest financial event on this timeline. $37M freed up is transformative. The question is whether ownership reinvests it or pockets it.

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The autograph tip is legit. My kids got signatures from 5 players last March. Players are relaxed and willing in spring training.

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Southlake Carroll on a Friday night is what people outside Texas cannot comprehend. The entire city of 30,000 is at that stadium. Businesses close early.

Cuban being early on analytics is one of his best contributions to the franchise. The Mavs were running plus/minus models in 2003 while other teams were still using per-game stats to evaluate players.

Apple TV+ being the best value in streaming is the most counterintuitive truth in entertainment. Nobody talks about it because nobody has it, but the quality per show ratio is absurd.

The cheating scandal is why this rivalry has real teeth. Other rivalries are based on proximity. This one is based on proximity plus genuine resentment. Those 2017 Houston numbers were fake and everyone knows it.

The championship window is open NOW. Seager is 32, Semien is 35. You cannot be conservative at the deadline when your core players are aging. Go get a pitcher.

The trade exception expiring in August is concerning. Use it or lose it. If the front office lets $8.2M in free cap absorption expire unused, that is a failure of creativity.

Tip for newcomers: sit lower level behind the glass at least once. When a 200-pound player hits the boards 3 feet from your face at 20 MPH, you understand why people love this sport.

A 30-11 home record versus 20-21 on the road is the kind of split that makes home court advantage in the playoffs critical. An extra home game in a 7-game series could be the difference.

Kenny Rogers perfect game is the deep cut. Only 23 perfect games in MLB history and one of them belongs to the Rangers. That night at the old ballpark was magical.

I grew up a football fan and went to my first Stars game in 2022 knowing nothing about hockey. It is now my favorite live sport. The speed, the physicality, the atmosphere — nothing else compares in person.

Victory Green Friday is real in my office. Every Friday during the season, 5-6 of us are in Stars gear. The coworkers who do not follow hockey think we are in a cult. They are not entirely wrong.

Cross-ice one-timers being the hardest shot for goalies is basic hockey physics. The lateral movement across the crease is nearly impossible to execute in time. The fact that the Stars were not using this before December is baffling.

The STARS chant during the anthem never gets old. I have been going to games for 15 years and it still gives me chills every time. First-time visitors always look around in shock when it happens.