"Eric Nystrom said he's not one to think much about revenge.

The 28-year-old forward had every reason to be pumped when he walked into Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.

He was buried by the Minnesota Wild in training camp this season and eventually was given away to the Stars for future considerations that basically amount to nothing.

So there has to be some human tendency to hold up the 13 goals he has scored for Dallas in 41 games and give a smug smile, right?

"It's business, and it's in the past," Nystrom said. "I know people here, and I definitely want to have a good game. I kind of look at it as I always play at 100 percent, and I can't play any harder than that, so I'm going to play just as hard here tonight as I have every other game this year ... every other game in my career.""