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korbyn
Forum Admin
Canada
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 Posted - Apr 13 2009 : 11:41:41 AM
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Coming off a 2007/08 playoff run that saw the Stars two games away from the Stanley Cup final, there was alot of promise going into the 2008/09. The team even had a slogan of "Our Team, Our Year". That team got off to a rocky start and to make matters worse it was announced that Brendan Morrow would miss the season with a torn ACL in his right knee in mid-November. To make matter worse Marty Turco's performance was nothing close to his play a year ago. Then there was Sean Avery who was being a pest to everyone around him, including his own teammates. It all came to a boiling point on December 2nd when Avery commented on Dion Phaneuf and Jarret Stoll's girlfriends calling them "sloppy seconds". The NHL suspended him and the Stars parted ways with him for good. After he left the Stars improved and had a firm grasp onto a playoff spot for most of February. Then more injury news came as Brad Richards broke his right wrist, he returned 15 games later to break his left wrist, that along with other key injuries and the mediocre play from Marty Turco allowed the Stars to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2001-02 and to put out there worst point total since 1996-96.
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