Stars continue to deal with fallout from winter storm in Texas; teammates help each other out

The Dallas Stars continue to get hit hard on the ice due to a recent winter storm that blew through Texas late last weekend. The National Hockey League announced on Thursday that Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning has been postponed. This will be the fourth time this week the Stars will have a game postponed due to ongoing power issues in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

While the storm has affected the team's ability to play any games, it's also causing some issues off the ice, in terms of housing.

Stars captain Jamie Benn said to Saad Yousuf of The Athletic that he currently has teammates living with him due to the power issues in the city. Defenceman Esa Lindell took in some teammates as well, and injured forward Tyler Seguin, who is currently at home in Canada, has opened up his house in Dallas if any of his teammates need a place to stay.

Benn discussed with Yousuf how they found out that Monday's game wouldn't be played:

"We went to the rink preparing to play a game and we were all pretty much done with our off-ice warm-ups, getting dressed for (on-ice) warm-up and then we had a team meeting and found out it was canceled. I think it was the right decision, obviously with a lot of people not having power, and going through a tough time. I think the City of Dallas and the mayor made the right decision. Not much we could do about it." Benn said.

Head coach Rick Bowness said his team is wanting, and ready to play, but acknowledged that the current situation is bigger than hockey.

"The guys want to play. They want to get on a roll. But more importantly, it's the safety and the well-being of the people of the state of Texas that are at the forefront of all our minds. That's far more important than us playing a game. Hopefully the people that are suffering the cold, that'll disappear in the next couple of days but the people that are there are suffering a lot more than we are. It's more important to get the state up and running again and get the people who are having a very difficult time right now, both in staying warm, and feeding their families, which breaks my heart - that's the most important thing right now. We hope that all falls into place very, very quickly and we'll deal with us as we go along. But again, the most important thing right now for everyone is just the people of the state of Texas, and their safety and well-being." Bowness stated.

The NHL has not announced when the four Stars games will be rescheduled for, but with a late start to their 2021 campaign due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the team, the club has been limited to only 12 games. With the regular season set to end on May 8th, or shortly thereafter due to other rescheduled games, the Stars will be forced to play the remainder of their 44 games within a 79 day window.

Jamie Benn says he has a few teammates living with him, Esa Lindell also took some guys in and even though Tyler Seguin is in Canada, he opened his vacant house in DFW to some teammates that need it as well.— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) February 18, 2021

Full answer from Jamie Benn on the timeline of Monday night and that game being canceled. https://t.co/FqT3B73paI pic.twitter.com/tHKLnIg8Y3— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) February 18, 2021

Full answer from Bowness. A welcomed perspective. https://t.co/e816kAwHM7 pic.twitter.com/N8jYXn2l8T— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) February 18, 2021

Source: Dallas Stars

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