Pittsburgh Penguins: The Penguins have found a way to put pressure on Pittsburgh-area politicians to follow through on a promise to jointly build a new arena for the team. But the Pens' partnership with a developer wanting to build a racetrack and slot machine resort makes the deal more complicated.
It wouldn't hurt the Penguins' cause if they knew whether owner Mario Lemieux was going to play for the team again next season. But Super Mario is still mulling over whether to retire again.
Dallas Stars: It's hard to feel sorry for the mess the Dallas Stars put themselves in as they let captain Derian Hatcher test the free agent market. Owner Tom Hicks spent his team's way back from missing the playoffs to lead the Western Conference in the regular season so he could boost the value of his team while he tried to sell it and American Airlines Arena.
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