This is the last mailbag before the Vegas Golden Knights make their selections in the NHL Expansion draft. In honor of that historical moment, the NHL officially welcoming the roster of a 31st team, we should open this mailbag with a bit of trivia. Did you know the Stars took part in the 1991 expansion […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: The Dallas Stars and the expansion draft
The NHL season officially came to an end on Sunday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. And now our focus turns toward the expansion draft, which will be a key building block for the Vegas Golden Knights and selections will be announced on […]
Dallas Stars announce preseason schedule, training camp will return to Cedar Park
The Dallas Stars announced their preseason schedule and officially confirmed that training camp will return to Cedar Park, home of the AHL affiliated Texas Stars, in September. Dallas will hold training camp at the H-E-B Center from Sept. 14-18. Official details have yet to be announced, but in the past practices have been open to […]
STARS MAILBAG: Too quiet on the movement front? Russian mentors and setting goalie market
In two weeks the NHL Entry Draft will be held in Chicago, which means my annual draft guide will publish next week for subscribers. The draft guide features scouting reports and notes on more than 100 prospects and stories on how the Stars will approach the draft. In the past it’s been built as a […]
NOTES: Is Nichushkin really 50-50 on an NHL return? Is this draft getting a bad rap?
I had a conversation with Dallas Stars Director of Amateur Scouting Joe McDonnell on Sunday for a story about the NHL Draft Combine and how the Stars gathered information for the upcoming draft. (You can read that story here). I also picked McDonnell’s brain on a couple other things, including drafting goalies and asked for […]
STARS MAILBAG: Vegas, Val, trade thoughts, and bolstering up the blue line
Couple weeks ago I ran a reader survey here at Wrong Side of the Red Line. It was an informative look at my reader base and it’s going to help me shape Dallas Stars coverage at this site for the 2017-18 season. I’ll be laying out full plans later this summer, but based on your […]