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Not to be outdone, the Sabres battled back and tied the game 10 minutes later. Pumped and ready to go, the Stars come out of the gate first with a goal 8 minutes in from Lehtinen. Game 6 took place back in Buffalo at Midland Arena. The goalscorer or player in question must have established control of the puck and not possession before entering into the crease. Its clarity confirmed that players were not allowed in the goalie’s crease unless the puck was already there. Earlier in the year the NHL released a memo to clarify that rule that had been plagued teams all season long. The Dallas Stars also seemed to fall victim to it on a couple of occasions:īack to 1999.

In today’s day and age the rule no longer exists but it was a hot topic in the late 90’s. Meaning no player was allowed in the crease without the puck. At one point in the NHL, there was a “skate in the crease” rule. Of course in typical Dallas Stars fashion, winning can’t come that easy. They are one win away from drinking from Lord Stanley’s Cup. After splitting the first 4 games, Dallas goes up 3 games to 2 on a shutout performance from Ed Belfour. In the Eastern Conference finals the Sabres upset the Toronto Maple Leafs who were having their best post-season since their 1994 Cup run. Finally returning to the big dance in 8 years, the Stars awaited for their final opponent. Going 7 games, the final curtain came down on Colorado at Reunion arena as the Stars drove to a 4-1 victory.

The 2 nd seeded Avalanche gave the Stars a run for their money. Sweeping the Edmonton Oilers in the first round, we had a handful of competition in the St. Photo: The road to the finals was not easy. The Mars Lander has launched, President Clinton is impeached and acquitted, Michael Jordan announces his retirement from basketball (not the first or last time but who’s counting), and we’re partying like Prince said because our beloved Stars have reached the Stanley Cup Finals. Let’s go back in time to a world that seemed much simpler.