‘”I don’t know where this is going by the end of the year, there’s just so many good teams, not only in the Central but in the West, so many dynamic teams,” said Hitchcock, who returned to the Stars this season after coaching Dallas from 1996-2002. “All we have to do to give ourselves a chance is to keep playing well and act as a group and that’s exactly what we’re doing. We’re acting and behaving as one and now guys are vocal about making sure that we stay on task here and that’s another good step we’re taking.”‘