#T27to4 2018-03-18 Dallas, TX: Immediately following the embarrassment that was the #T27to4 Dallas Stars marketing campaign, the organization fired all of the marketing team. GM Bob McGugan had this to say at a hastily called media scrum: “I’m embarrassed. I’d like to apologize to the Chicago Blackhawks organization for the obvious attempt to piggyback off of their successful #30to1 campaign. Our marketing department, still disillusioned from the cancellation of the team Dance Party, was misguided in their last ditch effort to come up with an original marketing campaign as we prepare for our playoff push. Other ideas such as “Nya nya nya nya nya How Many Cups Have You Won?” and “FU Bitches” were quickly crushed, but somehow the hashtag campaign made it past quality control. We wish the Hawks all the best as they head towards wrapping up the EHE President’s Trophy Winner curse.” With a wry smile, McGugan left the scrum… PLAYOFF PUSH The Stars currently sit 5th in the Gretzky conference, one point behind the Avalanche and three points behind the surprise Golden Knights. Having made numerous deals weeks and even months before the trade deadline to shore up the depth for this season’s playoff push, and the team’s long term success, the Stars are likely to be watching the trade deadline action instead of participating like years previous. The AHL Mavericks are also in the hunt for a playoff push, currently in the 4th spot of the conference. Since dealing away goaltender Eric Comrie, Alex Lyon has taken the reigns and continues to hold the fort for the club as they march towards a 4th consecutive playoff appearance. Top Five NHL Performances: Full kudos to Jared of the Caps for this feature – his article was the inspiration for this brief piece: Following are the 5 players in the Dallas Stars system having the best season in the NHL, leading to a likely positive rerate in the off-season: Player GP G A P PIM +/- Monahan 72 30 33 63 24 8 Schenn 71 25 34 59 54 15 Pasternak 70 28 41 69 28 13 Reilly Smith 66 22 38 60 22 32 Perreault 59 16 21 37 30 9 2018 R/DeBrincat 72 22 20 42 6 3 Yeah, I know that's 6 - but C'mon - it's our 2018/19 ROY candidate!!
