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Who can't use a spare Ribs?It was poetic, sorta. The Stars are not very good. They've had zero momentum in a month and a half and they're 3-4-1 in February and there's little to think that there's a heck of a whole lot left in the tank.
Seeing it against Los Angeles or Vancouver is one thing. Seeing the talent and skill disparity in Detroit last night is another. The Stars can't hold Detroit's jock. I didn't think the Stars, as much as I love them, were making the playoffs three weeks ago. They sure as hell ain't making it now.
"It's time to sell," I said last night.
I'm no hockey expert in the least. I don't need to be to know how ordinary this team is. Thankfully, Bob Sturm has the same idea. He advocates listening on offers for anyone not named Jamie, Loui, Alex and Kari.
Cleaning house. And I have no problem with this.
The Stars, I think, are dangerously close to falling in love all over again. The first time it was for the guys from the 1990s when they hung on to Mike Modano, Sergei Zubov, Jere Lehtinen and others far too long.
I think the Stars and GM Joe Nieuwendyk must avoid the same trap with the likes of Brenden Morrow, Steve Ott, Stephane Robidas and Mike Ribeiro, especially the former two. Ott and Morrow are fan favorites. They deserve all the praise in the world. But those guys are not pieces the Stars can rely on for 2013, 2014 and 2015.
I think Mike Ryder, Ott, Radek Dvorak, Vern Fiddler, Sheldon Souray, Adam Burish, Eric Nystrom, Ribs, Morrow and Robidas have a lot of trade value -- all salty veterans some of whom (Ryder, Burish) have played for the Stanley Cup the last two years.
On the other hand, you can't give guys away. Nieuwendyk's prowess as a general manager will be tested. He needs to get maximum value on guys. Know when to bite and know when to lay off. Know who will help you and who want.
Get younger and more skilled. Get guys that will create a nucleus, not unlike the Rangers, that will win in two years. Let 2012-13 be gravy. Don't feel like it's the playoffs or bust every season. Let the game come to you.
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