How are the Dallas Stars doing?

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Putting up a fight: Violence

With the holidays, and the NBA starting up and the Dallas Cowboys crapping the bed, the Dallas Stars have gotten swept under the rug.

Although the hot start has clearly gone away, the Stars are not terrible and sit at a close third in the Pacific Division and a cool ninth in the conference. It's just such a testicle-wrenching dogfight in the division and conference that none of this is going to be easy moving forward.

The Stars won last night, 4-1, against the Nashville Predators, who they always beat.

The Stars are 5-5 in their last 10. The Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks are a combined 13-2-5 in their last 10, each. And the Phoenix Coyotes are nipping at their heels.

Losing to Detroit is one thing. Losing to Columbus the game before that is another. The Stars need to practice some control against bad teams and start pounding the crap out of them. Otherwise, good luck with 11th in the conference.

Notes:
1. Jamie Benn had a goal and assist. He's having a ridiculously good season with 28 assists already. His career high -- last year -- was 34. He'll eclipse that.

2. Adam Burish -- maybe one of the most unsung Dallas-Fort Worth athletes -- has four goals and six assists this season. He had eight goals and six assists a year ago in 40 more games. And he gets maybe 10 minutes of ice time a game.

3. Kudos to Joe Nieuwendyk on Mike Ryder. The guy's been a huge lift in the post-Brad Richards days. Seventeen goals already and a +9.

4. Since Dec. 15, Benn and linemate Loui Eriksson -- of the most underrated players in the NHL -- have eight goals and 20 assists.

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