Stars new plan is an old favorite.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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"There's been trouble before in that locker room, and there's still trouble in that locker room. There's a lot of guys unhappy on that team _ a lot of guys who've been there a long time."_Former Stars wing Donald Audette, who was recently traded, on his former teammates.

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EDMONTON, Alberta _ Stars captain Derian Hatcher agrees whole-heartedly with Audette on everything except for tense. He'd change the "is" to "was."

But Hatcher readily admits locker room frustration reached an all-time high a couple of weeks ago.

So, were players angry at coach Ken Hitchcock? Sniping among themselves? Unhappy?

"Maybe, a little bit, sure," Hatcher said. "It's a problem with losing. That's where it all comes from. When we are winning, do you ever hear anything?"