Radek Faksa Reflects on Dallas Stars Journey, Year With St. Louis Blues & Stars 2025 Home Opener

[Applause] All right, Radic, couple of games back in Dallas. How does it feel and just thoughts of the team so far? Yeah, uh I’m really excited to be back. Uh I know like how many how much talent is in this room. So uh that’s even more exciting you know and uh I know how special the home home opener is. Uh you know the fans are always excited uh for the season. Big big expectations you know from this season. So uh yeah everyone’s so excited and played the game tonight. On that how did you see like over your time here you know you were here earlier for those home openers when maybe the team wasn’t didn’t have such high expectations. How have you seen that kind of evolve and change? Yeah, obviously uh with expectation pressure comes but uh you know you cannot have it in your head and just play the game. So uh I you cannot think about it. Yeah. Now we mentioned before you were in St. Louis last year. What was it that made you want to come back to Dallas when they came calling? Well, I I love I love St. Louis the hockey. Everyone was treating me well. The hockey was great. The fans were amazing. But uh you know uh Dallas last few years they have the highest expectations you know and uh me and my family spend their spent here such a long time so it’s our second home for us. So uh yeah we just uh it felt just felt like a right decision to come back when the offer came. What was that like for you spending that year away and being an opposing player for the It was good experience you know I I met new guys uh I learned how how it works in different teams. So, uh, it was good good experience overall. Uh, I learned a lot, but I’m happy to be back. Now, you mentioned how excited you are for the home opener. Is there a certain element or aspect of the home opener that you look forward to the most? Well, I know always the the building is uh buzzing, you know, and uh you got the green carpet before the game. So, yeah, it feels it feels special, you know. Everyone’s excited because the whole summer was no hockey at all. So, uh, uh, yeah, everyone’s so excited and, uh, everyone got so so much emotions and, uh, yeah, it’s special. As a player, what’s that like on the green carpet? Just the whole aspect of it and the whole the whole vibe of the atmosphere. It’s it’s amazing, but uh, to be honest, still still nervous, you know, even if it’s it’s my 11th 11th season, but still you feel a little nervous see so many fans and uh, see how many people cheering for you. So uh uh you got uh they have so much expectation. So uh you’re under so much pressure, but uh yeah, you want to deliver the excitement to the to the fans because uh they they deserve it for sure. You guys have opened up with a couple big wins on the road. Probably not gone as you had hoped they’d gone, but you got the wins. How big is that against Central Division opponents so far just early in the year? Yeah, it was a huge game for us. Uh we played divisional games, Winnipeg and Colorado, one of the best teams in the whole leagues. Uh we got two wins, you know. Uh the first few games are always kind of different than the rest of the regular season because you know, new people, new guys, new system, new coaches. So uh uh it’s it’s different but uh you know sometimes you need to the goalie step up and JK did a great job for us in Colorado and he stole the game for us and uh yeah we are we got way more confidence now with two wins in the pocket. What have you seen from your couple of your linemates with Rich Kovi and Adam Ernie so far this year? Yeah uh obviously Bas got good good body protecting the playing physical protecting the park really well. uh easy guy to talk to. Ritzy uh he’s just hard hardworking guy, a lot of skill, you know. So, uh I feel like we will just it will be better as the season goes and uh uh yeah, the chemistry will be better going forward for sure. How do you go about building that chemistry and keeping the physicality up throughout the season? It’s all about just uh lots of talk you know talking and uh on the practice do the right things and uh uh you know during the during the season when you play more games together uh you will know what to expect from the guy and so uh when you when you know what to expect from the guy you you will do everything faster and uh you will play better. Have you given Justin any uh insights or advice on playing the home opener considering, you know, he’s he’s been up here a little bit, but he’s been in the in the middle of the season instead of, you know, the big atmosphere of the first home game. There’s not much to say like he didn’t ask for it, but uh just play your play your game, you know, uh you cannot put the pressure on you and just play your game. Hey, hey, hey.

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