from Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News,

The Stars left Tyler Seguin, Patrick Eaves and their A-game back home in Dallas.

What the Stars brought to St. Louis for Game 3 of the conference semifinal was a goaltending tandem in tatters and a defense that has become defenseless. This one was a mismatch that didn’t favor the top-seeded team in the West.

The Blues outhit, outskated and outclassed the Stars Tuesday night, claiming a 6-1 victory and a 2-1 lead in the series.

Wow. Where to start.

The Stars couldn’t put the puck in the St. Louis net and couldn’t keep it out of their own net. They also couldn’t stay out of the penalty box and couldn’t budge David Backes from the front of their own net. It was a clinic for bad hockey, for losing hockey.

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