DALLAS — The Dallas Stars lost their season-opening game to the expansion Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Friday. At first glance it’s a disappointment — expansion teams aren’t supposed to win their first game and the Stars are supposed to be a contender in the Western Conference this season. But taking a deeper look, there […]
Stars Morning Skate: Vegas missing two key players thanks to roster crunch
DALLAS — The Vegas Golden Knights are already shorthanded headed into their first NHL game, and it’s their own fault. Thanks to carrying a glut of defenders that aren’t waiver exempt, Vegas is going to open their first season on Friday against the Dallas Stars with their No. 1 center, Vadim Shipachyov, and arguably top […]
STARS MAILBAG: Goalies, alternating alternate captains, and defensive expectations
After practice on Thursday I asked a couple of players about opening the season against an expansion team. Anything odd about playing a team without any past history? Is it something you even think about on the ice? Devin Shore had a pretty good answer. “You get to be part of a trivia question some […]
Stars Daily October 6: Expansion teams and opening night
It’s going to be a historical night at American Airlines Center. While the Dallas Stars are opening their 25th season in Texas, the Vegas Golden Knights will start checking off a list of firsts, starting with their first game. At some point tonight Vegas will have it’s first penalty, it’s first goal (perhaps), and first […]
Julius Honka hoping extra practice work will pay off with NHL playing time
FRISCO, Texas — Of course Julius Honka wants to be in the Dallas Stars opening night lineup.
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Dallas Stars Season Preview
The Dallas Stars open their 2017-18 season against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Earlier this week Ryan Satkowiak and I sat down to record our season preview edition of the podcast. Topics covered include a player-by-player breakdown, predicting the Central Division, how the Stars will handled Julius Honka, and we take a moment to […]