The Dallas Stars put Adam Cracknell on waivers on Sunday. It’s a move that was made to create some roster flexibility and likely means that Julius Honka will make his season debut against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. The Stars may need another forward before Tuesday. Martin Hanzal is dealing with a lower-body injury, […]
Stars Daily October 7: What went wrong on the Golden Knights game-winning goal?
The Dallas Stars lost their season-opening game to the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Friday. The Stars were the better team. Marc-Andre Fleury stole the game, the Stars shots against were high because they took eight penalties (which is on them), and James Neal simply took advantage of two mistakes by the Stars. Kari Lehtonen […]
Marc-Andre Fleury steals opening-night win from the Stars
DALLAS — The Dallas Stars lost their season-opening game to the expansion Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Friday. At first glance it’s a disappointment — expansion teams aren’t supposed to win their first game and the Stars are supposed to be a contender in the Western Conference this season. But taking a deeper look, there […]
Stars Morning Skate: Vegas missing two key players thanks to roster crunch
DALLAS — The Vegas Golden Knights are already shorthanded headed into their first NHL game, and it’s their own fault. Thanks to carrying a glut of defenders that aren’t waiver exempt, Vegas is going to open their first season on Friday against the Dallas Stars with their No. 1 center, Vadim Shipachyov, and arguably top […]
STARS MAILBAG: Goalies, alternating alternate captains, and defensive expectations
After practice on Thursday I asked a couple of players about opening the season against an expansion team. Anything odd about playing a team without any past history? Is it something you even think about on the ice? Devin Shore had a pretty good answer. “You get to be part of a trivia question some […]
Stars Daily October 6: Expansion teams and opening night
It’s going to be a historical night at American Airlines Center. While the Dallas Stars are opening their 25th season in Texas, the Vegas Golden Knights will start checking off a list of firsts, starting with their first game. At some point tonight Vegas will have it’s first penalty, it’s first goal (perhaps), and first […]