Hull had been passing through an empty Dallas Stars locker room a couple of days ago when he determined his aching knee, nagging groin and bruised body necessitated a comment. That said, he continued walking.
Every game feels like the seventh game of a playoff.
The player who brags that he didn't get hit his first 10 years in the league is now hitting and getting hit on every shift. The player who once was known only for his goal scoring is second on the team with six assists and only half as many goals. The player who Mike Keenan dubbed a locker room problem in St. Louis was whistled for his first fighting major in his career this season when he came to Mike Modano's defense against Anaheim. The player who the Stars thought they were getting when they signed Hull in July of 1998 isn't the player they got. He's a player that for me has been asked and has done a great job at playing not only within the system but very hard.