July 1 is an interesting day for hockey fans. First it’s actually Christmas in July. Unrestricted free agents can sign with teams, and all of a sudden we have a much better look at what opening night rosters will look like in October. It’s also the beginning of the slow season. Sure the Stars will […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Thoughts on Mehot and other musings
The Dallas Stars made a big move on Monday and traded for veteran defenseman in Marc Methot. It capped off a big week for the Stars, who also bought out Antti Niemi and had a strong showing in the NHL Entry Draft. Ryan Satkowiak and I sat down to discuss on Tuesday night in the […]
Dallas Stars add Marc Methot in trade with Vegas Golden Knights
The Dallas Stars acquired Marc Methot in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday evening. The Golden Knights, who selected Methot in the NHL Expansion Draft, received goalie prospect Dylan Ferguson and a second-round pick at the 2020 NHL Draft for the defenseman. Methot has two years remaining on his contract, which carries […]
Dallas Stars announced qualifying offers for pending RFAs
The Dallas Stars have extended qualifying offers to six players, while five players have not been qualified and will become unrestricted free agents on July 1. Radek Faksa, Patrik Nemeth, Jamie Oleksiak, Brett Ritchie, and Gemel Smith have all been qualified and will likely sign with Dallas this summer. Matej Stransky was also qualified, but […]
Dallas Stars sign Esa Lindell to two-year, $4.4 million contract extension
The Dallas Stars have signed restricted free agent Esa Lindell to a two-year, $4.4 million contract extension. It’s a nice raise and a bridge deal of sorts for a player that carried a cap hit of $745,833 last season and served most of the 2016-17 season on the top defensive pairing next to John Klingberg. […]
Final notes from Chicago: Early success, news on Nichushkin, and 2018 draft in Dallas
CHICAGO — Greetings from the Midway International Airport where I’m waiting for a flight back to Texas after the NHL Entry Draft. As a quick recap, the Dallas Stars had one of the more successful drafts here in Chicago. The Stars snagged the No. 1 target on their draft board, Miro Heiskanen, with the third-overall […]