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Game 1: a sloppy joe of hockey

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Breaking out the 'ol Sleek "Robo-das" photoshop one more time Even after the lockout, it�s nice to be reminded that comebacks are completely possible in hockey. The Stars were down 4-2 in the third period after some really sloppy turnovers and it looked like Dallas turned to heartbreak city. In a matter of minutes, the game was tied 4-4 and the American Airlines Center was rocking. Of course, the Columbus Blue Jackets ended up winning in OT after a beautiful wrist shot goal by Rick Nash . It was a really rough, sometimes sloppy game and the Stars should be happy they got a point from this one. Instead of Fabian Brunnstrom , the new guy to watch might be James Neal . Neal scored a goal in the second period and played a solid 16 minutes tonight. The most interesting stat line of the night might belong to Stephane Robidas , who might continue the momentum from a postseason that inspired Earl Sleek to nickname him �Robo-das.� He managed to register ...