Six points in three games from Antoine Roussel, including a hat trick and four-point performance in a 4-1 win over Slovenia, wasn’t enough to propel host France into the quarterfinal round of the 2017 IIHF World Championship. The French finished in fifth place in Group B, one spot out of the top half of the […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: It's been a good week for the Dallas Stars
It’s been a good week for the Dallas Stars. First the Stars traded for Ben Bishop and then eventually signed the goalie to a six-year contract extension. One day later Dallas secured an extra first-round pick in this year’s draft when the Anaheim Ducks advanced to the Western Conference Finals. Ryan Satkowiak and I discussed […]
STARS MAILBAG: Big Ben comes to Dallas
I just got off a conference call with Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop, who signed a six-year, $29.5 million contract on Friday. I have a longer story on Bishop up at NHL.com, but I wanted to share a couple quick highlights before we jump in to the mailbag. -Bishop graduated from Frisco High School, a […]
Dallas Stars sign Ben Bishop to a six-year, $29.5-million contract
The Dallas Stars have signed goalie Ben Bishop to a six-year, $29.5 million contract extension. The average cap hit on the deal is $4.916 million per season. It’s a considerable steal for Dallas, which will pay Bishop $1 million less per season than $5.9 million that Kari Lehtonen is slated to receive next season. The […]
Stars World Championship Update: France battling for spot in quarterfinals
After receiving two goals from Antoine Roussel in its 5-1 victory over Finland on Sunday, France got a 4-3 shootout win against Switzerland on Tuesday before dropping a 3-2 decision to Canada on Thursday. In the win, Roussel skated 22:45 but failed to record a point and didn’t take a shot in the shootout. He […]
Quick thoughts on the Dallas Stars trading for Ben Bishop
The Dallas Stars traded for pending unrestricted free agent goalie Ben Bishop on Tuesday, sending a fourth-round pick (which originally belonged to the Montreal Canadiens) to the Los Angeles Kings. It’s a move that, frankly, had been coming for two years. The Stars had looked into acquiring Bishop before last season, but couldn’t figure out […]