👋 Hello, friends.

Hope everyone had an enjoyable long weekend. A quick thank you to everyone who has served and to the families of those who have served and lost. Their sacrifice is more than appreciated.

Now, onto a quick Tuesday edition of the newsletter. — Joseph Hoyt

The Dallas Stars have a concerning trend

Are you frustrated by the last two games for the Dallas Stars? You’re not alone.

Stars head coach Pete DeBoer is with you.​

And so is Mikko Rantanen.​

So, how do the Stars turn it around, starting tonight in Game 4 in Edmonton? Let’s look back at Sam Nestler’s words from Game 3’s loss.​

• I am not saying the Stars are out of this series, far from it. But being outscored 9-1 over two games and 12-2 outside of their five-goal third period in Game 1 is concerning.
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  The Oilers played far from their best game this afternoon at home. Yet they were able to weather a second-period push from Dallas on their way to a 6-1 win. That’s tough to swallow.
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  The Stars did get a goal from Jason Robertson, his first of the playoffs after missing the first round with a knee injury. So that’s good.
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  But they need more.
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  They need more from Robertson, Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene, Mason Marchment, Thomas Harley, Mikko Rantanen (remember when he was the best player in the postseason?), and even Jake Oettinger, who has been excellent in the playoffs but not near his best in the past two games.
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  The time is now. Dallas cannot go down 3-1 in this series. No more runway left.

We’ll find out tonight if they can make it happen.

Go deeper: read Sam's full Game 3 dispatch

Could Phil Mafah make the Cowboys’ roster? He has the physicality to make the Dallas RB room.​

Bobby Marks joined the DLLS Mavs episode and gave excellent insight on how the Mavs roster build from here.

The Rangers are at the 1/3 mark of the season. How do we assess them? With two polar opposite descriptions.

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Joseph Hoyt
DLLS Cowboys Reporter and Newsletter Editor
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