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Angela Jones's avatar

Roope has been playing beautiful, smart hockey lately. Lindell is still my personal #1, but Roope’s been on fire. These Finnish players are, like, really good or something 😎

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Robert Tiffin's avatar

That breakaway goal for Roope wasn't going in oftentimes in the first half. It's been a lot of fun to see things ramp up to Level Fun.

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Angela Jones's avatar

Totally… it would have been nice to see this caliber of play in, say, Finland. But let’s not relitigate 🤷‍♀️

Speaking of Level Fun, Pius Suter is an A+ name. Or maybe I just needed a reason to Google what the color puce looks like, not for the first time and likely not for the last.

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Robert Tiffin's avatar

Pius! Aatu! Quinn! Thatcher! That team is full of gems. Linguistic ones, at least.

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R Dell's avatar

It's really impressive that the Stars are picking up points when they have so many reasons or excuses not to.

I'm an unapologetic Jamie Benn fan. That being said, I really do believe he has a lot to do with the team holding the fort. Pete Deboer's changes and adjustments as well.

I enjoyed my morning after a game reading here at Stars Thoughts. I've resisted Substack for far too long. J'aime les mots.

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Robert Tiffin's avatar

Merci! Yes, I think winning ugly is a skill great teams have. Easy to win when everyone is rolling, but piecing a win together when you have issues is a must over 82 games. Gotta have those guys who'll keep people's chins up.

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DrewL's avatar

Great to see two things in particular: Robo scoring on the PP and Roope scoring on a breakaway. Both have happened far too infrequently this season, but they’re so important if the Stars are going to realize their potential. Roope is a cinch as a regular, 40-goal man if he can finish just a handful more of his many breakaway chances. And Robo’s resurgence the last month-plus is bound to get the PP back where it belongs.

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Robert Tiffin's avatar

They've finally gotten all those things they be moaned the lack of in the first half, and it is clearly a big relief! They'll need them over the next month while they hold the fort.

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