Matt Damon playing a 14th century French knight that looks like a third baseman for the Phillies. Mullet. Beard. Smells like horse shit, pine tar, and cigarette smoke.

Matt Damon while playing Odysseus who also looks like a third baseman for the Phillies. Long, skinny beard. Smells like horseshit, pine tar, and perhaps Mediterranean herbs.

Matt Damon playing a 19th century cowboy that looks like a third baseman for the Phillies. Mustache. Shaggy hair. Smells like horse shit, pine tar, and definitely chewing tobacco.

Every time Matt Damon takes on a period role he ends up looking like a third baseman for the Phillies.

Foley got an earful from the league for this. But he was 100 percent right, and every single player agreed with him.

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A Couple Additional Thoughts about a 1-1 Stars/Wild Series Both teams flew to Minnesota today

Dug into some more stuff on Nils Lundkvist, 4D chess, and a critical faceoff conversation
www.starsthoughts.com/p/some-furth...

I didn't notice how badly Wes McCauley got clattered into by Nick Foligno on this play when I saw it live.

Gulutzan on Hintz: “Game 3, won't be there. Game 4, I would say, is very doubtful. So, hopefully by the time we get back we're in a good spot and he's in a good spot.”

Bastian is traveling, but only just about to start skating. Not likely until Round 2 at this point. Everyone else available.

Gulutzan says Hintz is not traveling for Hame 3. Wouldn’t rule him out to possibly meet the team in Minnesota for Game 4, but sounds unlikely.

Superstar Oilers teammate considers Jason Dickinson 'invaluable.' Game 1 showed why

“I was told early on, that you’ve got to savor it, because you never know if you’ll be back. And I kind of chuckled at that..."

"And then five years went by."

Jason Dickinson is what the playoffs are about.

From Edmonton —

www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...

Sure does sound a tiny bit calculated

Wild Vs. Stars Game 2 AfterThoughts: Heart and Soul, Flesh and Bone The series we all expected finally arrived one game later than anticipated

AfterThoughts: Colin Blackwell finds a different way to be Mr. Game 2, again
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"Sure, he had him in a headlock, and I don’t think, other than that, it was malicious. It’s playoff hockey. The biggest thing for me is how Harls has stepped up in the physicality department and how solid he’s been, too. I’m just looking at things from my side.”

Gulutzan on Foligno/Harley: “It was interference on Harls for sure, and then it was a headlock into the turnbuckle. But you know what? That’s probably the right call. They’ve got a lot of the veteran guys there with good character. It’s just a hard-fought series. I don’t think too much of it."
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I am pretty sure I bought a pack of Fleer Ultra in the 1990s with this same design, and it was awesome.

Dallas clears a puck toward the empty net, and Quinn Hughes pulls up as the puck starts going wide of the empty net to leg out an icing--only for the puck to curve back into the net at the last second, and a frantic Hughes ends up falling into the end boards as the puck rolls in.

Robertson finally puts one of those tip plays home. 3-1, from Lundkvist.

Ouch.

Harley interferes with Marcus Foligno, then Foligno headlocks him and Harley's helmet conks the corner of the boards by the bench. Major penalty called, but it gets downgraded to a double minor after review. Dallas PP with 2.4 left in the seond.

Arttu Hyry has been a force tonight. Not sure how he comes out of the lineup at this rate.

We're having a real Loose Moose game tonight.

Colin Blackwell, well, well

Shoulder-to-shoulder, and Trenin had to turn back to receive the pass. As big a hit as you'll see in open ice these days.

Colin Blackwell just laid a huge hit on Yakov Trenin at the red line. Trenin still down.

Wow. Oettinger with a huge save on Yurov at one end, and then a Wyatt Johnston shot off the end boards banks in off Wallstedt.

1-0, Dallas.

Lian Bichsel takes issue with a Brock Faber shove on Jason Robertson after a whistle. Curious to see if things escalate now that Zuccarello's out as a result of the Myers elbow in Game 1.

That kill was the best Dallas's PK has looked against Minnesota in a little while.

Mats Zuccarello will not play tonight. Upper-body injury, Wild announce.

Dallas lines in warmup:

Hryckowian-Johnston-Rantanen
Robertson-Duchene-Bourque
Steel-Hyry-Benn
Bäck-Faksa-Blackwell

Lindell-Heiskanen
Harley-Lundkvist
Bichsel-Myers

Oettinger

Monday Dallas Stars Roundup: Talking with Arttu Hyry, Jason Robertson, Tyler Myers, and Lian Bichsel It's not a must-win game, technically speaking

Today's Monday Roundup is open for all. Featuring chats with Lian Bichsel, Jason Robertson, Arttu Hyry, and Marcus Foligno. Get it while it's fresh.

Story:
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Roope Hintz is highly unlikely to play in Game 3, Gulutzan says. No update beyond that.