WHAT I "BELIEVE"

This post season the Stars are asking you to BELIEVE.

Well, in lieu of quoting Crash Davis' beliefs from Bull Durham, (Too racy for the Razorboy, although I agree with many of them) here are a few things I believe. Perhaps they can serve as a sort of primer for all of you out there:

I believe the NHL's goal scoring king and points champion cheated his way to both titles by using an illegally curved stick, but all anybody wants to talk about is the size of goalie pads.

I believe the Ducks manipulate the 3 Star selections at home games to put their players in a better light.

I believe that if the Sharks P.R. machine was a fifth grade student it would be a dorky, apple-polishing dweeb with excellent computer and e-mail skills but also complete social retardation.

I believe Steve Ott is a masochist.

I believe in the 2-1-2, the 3-man flood, and the full D pinch.

I believe "tracking" has ruined the offensive creativity in hockey.

I believe Stu Barnes and Stephane Robidas personify the type of Dallas Star player Stars fans were weaned on.

I believe pro hockey is over-coached.

I believe in the wrist shot over the slap shot and the hard rim over the soft dump.

I believe that players on winning teams in the Stanley Cup Playoffs sacrifice more and play in more pain than any athlete in any other sport.

I believe interviewing players on the bench during a game is just dumb.

I believe that just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you.

I believe the Stars championship banners should hang lower and more pronounced at American Airlines Center and that replicas of them should hang in all other Dr Pepper Starcenters.

I believe Sergei Zubov will play in the 2008 playoffs.

I believe the TSN monkey (Maggie) should have her her head cut open and brains served for dinner at some "Four Star" restaurant in South Asia.

And I believe the Stars will win in seven.