Restricted free agent Radek Faksa has agreed to a three-year, $6.6 million contract with the Dallas Stars. Here is the official release: Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has re-signed center Radek Faksa to a three-year, $6.6-million contract. Faksa, 23, posted 33 points (12-21=33) in 80 games for Dallas during […]
Passed over in the NHL draft, Bayreuther working on having last laugh with Stars
FRISCO, Texas — He was never drafted, but the NHL Draft was the best thing to happen to Gavin Bayreuther’s career. During his draft-eligible years every team passed on the left-handed defender. Looking at raw numbers that means during a three-year span NHL teams as a whole believed there were at least 610 better prospects […]
STARS MAILBAG: Development camp, goalies, and a prediction on Nichushkin
Let’s just get the Valeri Nichushkin questions out of the way first. Nothing is set in stone, but I expect Nichushkin to remain in Russia and finish out his two-year contract with CSKA Moscow. The Stars are remaining non-commital on the subject at the time, and they should. But there are too many factors — […]
Stars put early focus on adding AHL leadership for prospects during free agency
The 2016-17 season was an illness for the Stars organization. A healthy franchise in seemingly top physical shape during the 2015-16 season took a nosedive. The Dallas Stars missed the playoffs, they parted ways with their coach, and less than 12 months after being the talk of the metroplex they were an afterthought. The ‘illness’ […]
Stars ownership proves it's willing to spend and build winning franchise
Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill is going to get a lot of credit for the work he did this offseason. In a little less than three months Nill turned the Stars back into a contender. The Stars started by solidifying their defense and goaltending, adding Ben Bishop and Marc Methot through trades, and then […]
Dallas Stars sign Alexander Radulov to five-year, $31.25 million contract
The Dallas Stars made a big splash in free agency on Monday and signed Alexander Radulov to a five-year contract worth $6.25 million per season. Radulov, 30, was one of the biggest names in free agency this summer and reportedly was looking at final offers from Dallas and the Montreal Canadiens. For the Stars it […]