DETROIT — For Ken Hitchcock making Jason Spezza a healthy scratch worked. He was able to reset the veteran forward, forcing him to watch a game from the press box for the first time in more than a decade, and on Tuesday Spezza had a pair of power play goals — his first multi-goal game […]
Defining Play: Simple stick lift sets stage for Tyler Seguin’s highlight-reel goal
At some point we’ll grow tired of the Tyler Seguin vs. Boston Bruins drama. But as long as he’s still playing on a contract he originally signed with Boston, and he continues to make big plays against his former team, the Seguin-Bruins storyline is impossible to ignore. That was pretty obvious in a 3-2 overtime […]
Ken Hitchcock hopes to reset Jason Spezza with rare healthy scratch
Let’s clarify something first: Jason Spezza wasn’t scratched because of a pending trade. For one, Spezza has a full no-trade clause during the season and by all accounts he, at this point, has no plans to waive it. He’s also under contract for next season with a young family, he and his wife have four […]
Stars defenseman Greg Pateryn has special bond with biggest fan
FRISCO, Texas — Autographs are a common thing at the Dallas Stars practice facility. After each practice there are often legions of loyal fans waiting as players head to the parking garage next to the Dr. Pepper StarsCenter in Frisco. It’s a chance for the fans to interact with the players, it’s a somewhat daily […]
Defining Play: Bernier makes timely save, Bishop doesn’t in Stars loss to Avalanche
A 25-second stretch defined the third period in the Dallas Stars 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. When the Stars needed a big goal they couldn’t finish, and when they needed a save their goalie didn’t deliver. At 6:08 of the period the Stars reliable third line of Antoine Roussel, Radek Faksa, and […]
Reminder: You can’t play the puck with a foot in the penalty box
DALLAS — You can’t play the puck if you have a foot in the penalty box. Seems simple enough, right? Wrong. For the third time this season a player was given a penalty for interference at American Airlines Center for playing the puck while they still had at least one foot in the box. Each […]