It had been one year since the Dallas Stars have won a game against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. The four game win streak improved to five, and the Stars exorcised some personal demons as they bested the Avalanche 7-2. Colorado was without notable Stars killers Matt Duchene, who now plays for the […]
Stars prospect insider
Welcome to the monthly prospect insider. For those who read Wrong Side of the Red Line this will look familiar. For those who haven’t, this is a monthly guide keeping tabs on every prospect in the Stars system. These news and notes come from a compilation of talking to players, coaches, scouts, and making my […]
Defining play: Ben Bishop’s OT gamble pays off
There isn’t much room for indecisiveness as a goalie. If you are going to gamble, you have to go for it. If you get hesitant and get caught in no man’s land, you’re screwed. Ben Bishop made that decision in overtime of the Dallas Stars 3-2 shootout win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday evening. […]
Give us 10 minutes of 3-on-3 overtime, please
DALLAS — Ken Hitchcock could hardly see one of the NHL’s most exciting 3-on-3 overtime sessions of the season. Consider it a side effect of having tall defensemen, four of them 6-foot-3 or taller. “I couldn’t see a damn thing,” Hitchcock said. “I’ve got tall defensemen who refuse to sit down so I missed 90 […]
Stars post fourth straight win in 3-2 shootout victory over Blackhawks
Finishing off their home and home set against the Chicago Blackhawks, and looking to win their fourth straight game, the Dallas Stars were without Antoine Roussel due to an illness. They recalled Curtis McKenzie from the Texas Stars, and he slotted into the lineup on the fourth line for his first NHL game of the […]
Morning Skate: Curtis McKenzie looking forward to NHL season debut
FRISCO, Texas — It looks like Curtis McKenzie is finally going to make his NHL season debut. McKenzie had been called up twice before, and even took warmups before one game, but has yet to step into the lineup. That should change on Saturday as the Dallas Stars complete a home-and-home swing against the Chicago […]