What will 2017 have in store for the Dallas Stars? What about the NHL? Ryan Satkowiak and I discussed that and more during the most recent episode of Wrong Side of the Red Line: A Dallas Stars Podcast. Topics covered: 1 minute: The podcast officially enters 2017. 4 minutes: Jamie Benn’s injury. How should the […]
Antoine Roussel a game-time decision for Dallas Stars
DALLAS — Dallas Stars left wing Antoine Roussel was a popular media target on Wednesday morning. As the only French-speaking player on the Stars, he was swarmed by a horde of cameras and French-speaking reporters that follow the Montreal Canadiens. Roussel also grew up a Canadiens fan, which he said is the unofficial NHL team […]
Stars captain Jamie Benn will miss Wednesday's game with foot injury
FRISCO, Texas — Stars captain Jamie Benn will miss Wednesday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens with a foot injury. Benn sustained the injury in the second period of a 3-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Dec. 31 when he went awkwardly into the boards. Benn finished the game, but didn’t practice on Monday or […]
Stars captain Jamie Benn is day-to-day with a foot injury
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn missed practice Monday and is day-to-day with a foot injury. “Little bit of a tweak in my foot last game,” Benn said. “We’ll just take (it) day-by-day, we’ve got a couple days here (before the next game).” The Stars host the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday at American […]
Texas Stars end 2016 with 3-1 loss to San Diego Gulls
The Texas Stars ended 2016 with a 3-1 loss to the San Diego Gulls on Saturday. Gulls rookie goalie Kevin Boyle followed up a shutout with a 37-save effort. Here is the official release CEDAR PARK, Texas – The offensive woes continued for the Texas Stars as rookie goaltender Kevin Boyle stopped 37 shots in […]
A defense for the goalies: Lehtonen and Niemi deserve more credit
If you listen to the podcast or follow me on Twitter, you’ve surely heard me clamoring the last week that goaltending has not been the issue this season for Dallas. Let me preface this by saying I don’t necessarily love the Kari Lehtonen/Antti Niemi duo in net. I was one of those clamoring for a […]