Being Grateful - Day 15
As seen in my post, Because I Can, here is what I'm grateful for, today:
Today, Day 15, I'm grateful for second chances.
Yup! Tonight the Stars showed up in Detroit and acted like a bunch of prospects. Talking with Streakgrl from the Dallas Stars official boards we (probably she) commented it was like watching the annual Pros vs Prospects game. It's simple, guys: you have the talent, you have the skill, you have demonstrated the ability to play the level you need to. However, tonight, you chose not to. You were nervous, star-struck, afraid even. Who showed up? Morrow showed up. Turco showed up (you really can only blame one of those goals on him alone). Zubie & Robie kinda showed up, but their defensive pairs were too flaky to produce enough. And Daley ... oye. One play he kicks ass, deeks the wings, does a few fans over the puck and makes a beauty of a shot; the next play he acts like it's his first AHL game ... yeah that's right, AHL, not NHL.
So here's to tomorrow, when the Stars will practice hard so when they come out Saturday the team that shows up is the same team that beat Anaheim & San Jose, not the prospects we watched tonight - so they don't blow their Second Chance.