Texas’ complete shackles due to the rare winter invasion of the state is a dire situation, and thousands of people who do not have power or heat under freezing temperatures are a real problem. You know what. I know that. But apparently the Dallas Stars did not know it, and asked the mayor of the Dalas office to explain the point to them.
You remember the stars from such episodes as trying to stand up for America and defend / fuck the flag when no one asked last week. This time, up to an hour or two until their scheduled game with the Nashville Predators, they were planning to play in the American Airlines center with all the frozen hell to break loose in the Metroplex. Residents with power were asked to preserve what they could for fear of overwhelming the network.
Meanwhile, the Stars have been trying to fuel an entire arena for a hockey game. This tweet from Stars beatwriter for The Athletic Seed Yousuf was less than two hours before puck-drop was supposed to be:
Then this statement was announced by the NHL less than an hour after the game:
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Apparently, the mayor of Dallas had to request that the Stars do the sensible thing and not use the necessary force to keep an arena going for this game. The AAC is on the same network as hospitals in the area, so you would think that with a scarce electricity it would be common sense that you would not want to risk it. But this is not the area in which the Stars live. After all, there is a national anthem to play! It will show the snow!
Although you have to admit, there is something symbolic about the stars defending the honor of an inert flag and tradition that no one really serves, but that it should be dragged across the line when it comes to helping people out in their time of need. Maybe the Stars are as American as they told us.
Meanwhile, in places where teams could get on the ice without endangering their community, the Maple Leafs jeopardized the mental well-being of their always calm and reasonable fanbase by a four-goal lead, 5-1 to the Blowing senators and losing in OT. , 6-5. The Leafs won 8 out of 10 to win first place in the NHL’s RoughRider division. But their outing before this one saw them blow a third-round lead to the Canadians, and now this loss will definitely leave the boys on TSN wondering if they should set Freddie Andersen on fire to appease the hockey gods or something. .