Chickens on the Run: Game 26: Stars vs. Avalanche

The Stars... the lowly Stars. I just do not know what to make of them. I ails me to write about them, at times. I mean, since I am a die hard Ranger fan (that's the Texas Rangers, not NY), I know how to glossy my eyes over and believe the absolute impossible. The Stars, well, I am not quite there yet.

**Dallas Stars Player Stats 08-09**
Name	Brad Richards	Loui Eriksson	Mike Ribeiro	Mike Modano
Goals	9	12	3	11
Assists	15	8	17	8
Points	21	20	20	19
+/-	-1	7	-7	0

Colorado comes into this game with a 12-13-0 record. I personally believe their record is artifically high. In other words, they have been lucky to have the 12 wins. Still, they are more than likely to be able to take down the Stars.

**Colorado Avalance Player Stats 08-09**
Name	Paul Stastny	Milan Hejduk	Wojtek Wolski	Ryan Smyth
Goals	6	10	5	8
Assists	14	9	10	6
Points	20	19	15	14
+/-	-6	-6	-4	-8

The Colorado goalie, Peter Budaj, is better than the Marty Turco, at least in GAA and save percentage... and that intangible is pretty strong. A team is as only good as it's goalie. And the Stars don't have a good one.