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The Cowboys should be thinking about quantity over quality in this draft. They have stars. They need depth. More picks means more chances to find $2M contributors.

The Wi-Fi upgrade is quietly important. Trying to use your phone at a sold-out game right now is painful. Mobile ordering only works if the network can handle 18,000 people simultaneously.

MLB.TV with a VPN is how most tech-savvy fans watch. $150 for every out-of-market game is a great deal. The blackout policy just forces people to find workarounds.

State championship weekend at AT&T Stadium is the best sporting event in Texas and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. Including Cowboys fans.

Lock in your rate in February. I got 7.2 cents/kWh fixed for 24 months last February. My neighbors who waited until June are paying 12+.

Wild fans at AAC are always respectful but intense. They travel well and they know the sport. It is the kind of rivalry where you can trash-talk and shake hands after the game.

Texas Stars games in Cedar Park are a great hockey experience. $20 for great seats, the arena is intimate, and you are watching future NHL players. My family makes the drive from DFW 2-3 times per year.

Expected goals at 2.44 versus actual goals at 2.71 means the goaltending is leaking about a quarter of a goal per game. If the goaltending catches up to the defensive structure, this is a top-8 defense.

The slot protection philosophy is smart. Outside shots with low xG are fine to give up. What you cannot give up is cross-crease passes and shots from the high slot. The Stars understand this.

Denver for the rivalry game is a must-do at least once. Stars-Avs at Ball Arena with the history between these teams is intense. Plus you can ski at Breckenridge the day before.

Pregame warmups with my kids are the highlight of every game for them. My 7-year-old got a puck tossed to him last month and he has not stopped talking about it. Those small moments create lifelong fans.

Deflection goals going from 2 to 11 shows the impact of net-front presence. Putting a big body in front of the goalie creates chaos. Rebounds, deflections, and screens all lead to goals.

Post-game at Idle Rich is the sophisticated move. Quieter, better drinks, and you can actually have a conversation about the game without screaming over a crowd.

The depth defenseman for a fourth-round pick is the kind of low-cost, high-impact move that good front offices make. Right-shot D who can play physical hockey in the playoffs? Sign me up.

My son plays youth hockey at StarCenter Frisco. The level of play has improved dramatically even in the 5 years since he started. These kids are getting legitimate development and some will play college hockey.

$120-160 for a family of 4 at a professional sporting event is the best deal in DFW entertainment. You cannot take a family to a movie and dinner for that price. And the Stars game is a way better experience.

Jamie Benn as captain for over a decade deserves recognition. The Art Ross season in 2015 was magical — he won the scoring title on the last day of the regular season. Clutch.

Modano at number 1 is unchallengeable. 561 goals, 20 seasons, the face of hockey in Texas. Nobody else is even in the conversation for the top spot.

GSAx is the metric more hockey fans need to understand. Raw save percentage is misleading because it does not account for shot quality. A goalie facing 20 odd-man rushes will have a lower SV% than one facing 20 point shots.

Patrick Roy vs. Ed Belfour was the goaltending rivalry within the rivalry. Two of the best goalies in history going head-to-head in playoff series. We may never see anything like that again.

The 1999 WCF Game 7 is the greatest hockey game in Stars history. Beating Roy, Sakic, and Forsberg in a Game 7 at Reunion Arena. The building was shaking. I have chills just remembering it.

Top-10 in cap efficiency is a real accomplishment. It means the front office is finding undervalued players, developing prospects, and making smart trades. Not every team can do that consistently.

Hockey fans being knowledgeable is the real factor. When 18,000 people react simultaneously to a subtle defensive play, the building feels alive in a way that other sports cannot replicate.

This is not debatable for anyone who has been to a Stars playoff game. I have been to Cowboys games at full capacity and it does not come close. The AAC for hockey is a different level of intensity.

The goaltender prospect is interesting long-term. 6-4 goalies with good positioning are rare. If he develops properly, the Stars have their starter of the future. But goalie development is the most unpredictable thing in hockey.

I started playing hockey in Plano because I watched Modano when I was 8 years old. There are thousands of us — kids who became hockey fans because of one player in a football state.