Editing 2000s Star Controversy (section)

== Perspectives ==
To date, a number of players, managers, pundits, and alike, unaffiliated with either the Spirits or the Doves, have voiced their opinions on which team was the deserving victor of the decade's star.

[[Jules Lundsford]], manager of the Sailors 1993–2009: "It didn't surprise me one bit that [the Spirits] won. Even as their arch-rivals, I have to admit they were the deserving winners of that star. We didn't do enough throughout the decade to stop them from winning it, and neither did Providence."

Victor Béringer, 2004 Golden Puck winner, Sailors captain: "There's no doubt in my mind the Doves should've won it. They broke the Double barrier. They dominated on the ice like no other team had before or since. Playing against them at that time was a nightmare. The Spirits never came close to that, even in '08, '09."