Well obviously the stars need him after the way they played last night. And there is no way that you can say a city is whats wrong with america. Its ignorant people who sum up the world in a few generalities and are to blind to see that they are the real problem.

Voline, I'm sure living in Austin for six whole years made you the undisputed expert on all things Dallas, but in the unlikely event those omniscent powers may have failed you, just a few facts from those who've actually lived in the city you scathe: 1) When our Performing Arts District is complete (IN downtown - currently under construction), we will be only city in the world to have 4 buildings designed by Pritzker Prize winning architects, the most prestigious architecture award in the world. It is predicted to be the most impressive Arts District in the country by 2010. 2) Both a W Hotel and the Ritz Carlton have recently gone into downtown. Do you think they invest in cities that "don't exist"?? 3) New condominium construction is at an all time high, but I'm sure those billionare investors have no idea what they're doing. 3) The AAC center hosts the Mavericks and the Stars in downtown Dallas. Have you seen Victory Park, by any chance?? I will give you that downtown was once a small step above the Sahara, but it isn't today. Hockey may not be our most coveted sport in this city, but it is growing, and our team is growing by leaps and bounds. Maybe he wants to be a part of team with a future in a city with a future instead of one living in the past.

Voline I also can't beleive that he did not choose Toronto or Montreal, since he could have enjoyed that "quality of life" three extra months (April, May & June) while the teams in those other cities were still playing hockey.

He chose the stars simply because they have the least depth up front. The Habs have Kovalev, Higgins and the Kostitsyn bros as wingers on the first 2 lines. Considering that Higgins is 24 and the brothers 23 and 21, he'd have a big challenge in making it to the 2nd line even without the dozen of other prospects that want the same job. Late bloomers are rare and interesting, but I'll put my money on either brother than on Brunnstrom about who's gonna have a better career.

Brunnstrom clearly didn't consider quality of life in his decision. Dallas as a City doesn't exist. It is a collection of suburbs with no city in the middle. And speaking as someone who lived in Austin for 6 years, the people in Dallas are caricatures of everything that is wrong with America. To pass up Montreal or Toronto for that ... Well, good luck kid.