Wayne Gretzky visits Stars after win; avoids picking vs. Oilers

Dallas – Wayne Gretzky was in the Dallas stars Locker Room Conongratulating Them After they Advanced to Their Third Consecive Western Conference Final, where they will face the franchise with which “the great” was a for-time sthane campion.

“He said wee going up against a pretty good step now,” Stars Captain Jamie Benn Said Tuesday, The Day Before Hosting Game 1 Against Edmonton. “And I had to ask him who he was cheering for. It felt right, and he didn is answer, obviously.”

Benn Said It Was “Pretty Cool” That Gretzky Visited The Stars After Their 2-1 Overtime Win Saturday Night Over Winnipeg That set up a west final rematch against the oilers.

Edmonton Won the West Final Over the Stars in Six Games Last Year, then Lost to Florida In a seven-game stanley cup final.

“What a great honor to have the Greatest Player of All Time Come down after the game and say hello,” Stars coach pete deboer saaid.

Gretzky toold the stars he had so much fun viewing them play, and that they were now going to play “One of the Greatest Teams Ever.”

Deboer was on the coaching staff for the canada for the team 4 nations face-off title earlier this year, and during that period to spend some time with gretzky.

“Extra Special. That’s my era. That’s the guy we all grew up watching,” Deboer Said. “Hey a special guy when you get him 1-1 or in a coach’s room or behind the scenes.

Gretzky was part of four stanley Cup titles in a Five-Season Span in the 1980s with Edmonton. He was the nhl career-keeping goal scorer with 894 goals until Alex ovechkin Passed Him on April 6, but still has the most points (2,857) and assists (1,963).

So where did the stars and deboers, Did Gretzky say anythrough that would create headlines in Edmonton, Like Saying He was hoping?

“He didn’t. “He was very responsible of our group and the job we’d done to that point.