There weren’t many available seats in the American Airlines Center press box this week for the Dallas Stars back-to-back preseason games. Fifteen of the 31 NHL teams had scouts with reserved seats for the Stars loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. When you include the Stars and Avalanche executive, more than half the league […]
Stars Daily September 27: Lively end boards a home-ice advantage at AAC?
It’s a minor note, but one thing I’ve noticed during the preseason games at American Airlines Center are the seemingly more lively end boards than last season. In Tuesday’s win against the Minnesota Wild there were a couple dump-ins that got away from the goalies, and a couple of those misdirections led to scoring chances. […]
Shore takes advantage of first-line opportunity as Stars top Wild in preseason
DALLAS — With Jamie Benn getting a night off Devin Shore had an opportunity to play on the top line with Alexander Radulov and Tyler Seguin in the Dallas Stars 4-1 preseason win against the Minnesota Wild. “Its an honor,” Shore said. “It’s no secret how talented those two guys are and how hard they […]
Morning Skate: Young players have chance to impress, but Stars still respect contracts
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars will play their final home preseason game tonight against the Minnesota Wild. It’s a bit of a showcase game for the likes of Gemel Smith, Remie Elie, Jason Dickinson, and Roope Hintz — players that are on the bubble and hoping to prove they could grab a final roster […]
Stars Daily September 26: Looking at the depth chart after four preseason games
Throughout the preseason Ken Hitchcock has said the final preseason game on Saturday will be close to his final roster. Sure a couple players could still push for a final spot in that game, but tonight’s home game against the Minnesota Wild is likely the final proving ground before another round of roster cuts. So […]
Oleksiak continues to impress coaches, Bishop knocks off rust in preseason loss
DALLAS — Throughout the preseason one thing has remained consistent for the Dallas Stars — Jamie Oleksiak continues to impress Ken Hitchcock. That trend continued on Monday when the Stars fell to the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in their third preseason game. Hitchcock has indicated multiple times that Oleksiak would be a nice fit on the […]