The Dallas Stars have made a huge jump and will pick third in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. The New Jersey Devils won the draft lottery and will pick first while the Philadelphia Flyers have the second pick after making a major jump. Rich Peverley was the Stars representative at the draft lottery. The draft […]
STARS MAILBAG: Seguin, Darling, free agents, journalism, and summer movies
The big news in sports journalism this week came out of ESPN, where close to 100 people lost their jobs. That includes hockey writers Pierre LeBrun, Scott Burnside, and Joe McDonald. Other sports also took a hit as long-time baseball writer Jayson Stark was amongst those axed, and several college football writers were informed they’d […]
20 AND COUNTING: Idaho Steelheads and hockey's new longest playoff streak
For years the Detroit Red Wings were the gold standard for playoff qualification. From 1990 to 2016, a stretch of 25 seasons, the Red Wings reached the NHL playoffs and spring hockey was a fact of life in “Hockeytown.” That streak, along with Joe Louis Arena, came to an end in 2017. Detroit missed the […]
Dallas Stars Sign Forward Mattias Janmark To One-Year Contract Extension
Here is the official release: FRISCO, Texas – Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has signed forward Mattias Janmark to a one-year, $700,000 contract extension. Janmark, 24, missed the 2016-17 season due to a knee injury. The forward has registered 29 points (15-14=29) in 73 regular-season NHL games, all coming […]
Tyler Seguin played through a shoulder injury all season, had surgery on Tuesday
Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin had surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder. “He should be ready for training camp,” Stars general manager Jim Nill said. “It’s something that bothered him all season. And he could have waited to do it sometime after next season and tried to play through it. […]
Patrick Sharp entering a weird offseason as a free agent with a bum hip
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