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With training camp a little more than three weeks away, some Dallas Stars players are starting to trickle back into town. Among the early arrivals is veteran center Jason Spezza.
“The last few weeks of the summer I am always antsy to get back with the guys,” Spezza said. “I am happy to be in town, trying to get settled and getting ready to go for camp.”
Spezza described his summer as “pretty uneventful.” He spent most of it in the Toronto area, relaxing and focusing on family.
“I’ve got the kids, so I like to spend a lot of time at home, stay low-key and spend time with them,” he said. “Enjoy the time away from the game a little bit.”
He spent time tracking another game – baseball and the Toronto Blue Jays, who are pushing to make Major League Baseball’s postseason for the first time since they won back-to-back World Series in 1992 and 1993.
“I have watched a lot of games on TV this year,” Spezza said. “We went …show more content…

You sacrifice a month of your time off to go there,” Spezza said. “Jim did a great job of putting the team together; Todd [McLellan] did a great job of coaching. We just came together as a group; everybody had roles, and we executed. When you win the way we won and the way we played, it was fun to be a part of.
“I think it is just a great experience when you can go there with your teammates. We know what we did well over there. Everybody had different roles and played in different positions. I think it was a great experience for our three guys because we all contributed in different ways.”
Spezza is one of a small group of players back in town starting to skate on their own in preparation for training camp, which gets underway next month in Cedar Park. The comfort level is higher than one year ago when Spezza was still settling in after being acquired from Ottawa where he had spent his entire NHL career. And Spezza expects that comfort level to pay off as

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