Hockey!

Hockey is back! The most exciting sport in the world is starting up again for the '08-'09 season. My team, the Dallas Stars, is coming off its best performance since the 1999 Stanley Cup Championship was backed up the next year with a trip to the finals. Last season they lost in the Conference Final to the Detroit Red Wings and eventual champions in 6 games.

This year there is defiantly reason to be excited. Despite returning standouts like Mike Madano, the team is scoured with exciting, hard-nosed(sometimes slanted) hockey players. Guys like Ott, Morrow, and Turco play with fire and energy offering a spark of energy each time they step on the ice. With the addition of Sean Avery, the leagues most widely respected agitator, this year will be as intense and faced paced as any other. In this playoffs last season, the NHL was forced to add a new rule mid season because of Avery. He would turn around in front of the goal and wave his hands in front of the goalies face. This is an example of the things an 'agitator' does for his team. He is loved by his team and hated by the rest. Now, the Stars have the two best. Steve Ott and Sean Avery. The two are sure to make this season as entertaining and unpredictable as any before as they streak around the ice sacrificing their bodies for the team. Next time someone thinks about taking a shot at Mike Madano, no doubt these two guys will first be considered.