The dreaded dip in play that results from a long layoff was feared by Dallas Stars fans for good reason. They fell to the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 but were without excuse. The Avalanche were also coming off their five-day bye but looked sharper in almost every area. Offense was as difficult to come by for […]
MORNING SKATE: Getting waived by Stars helped re-launch Patrik Nemeth’s career
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — Patrik Nemeth’s NHL career was re-born on Oct. 2, 2017. After parts of four seasons with the Dallas Stars, never playing more than 40 NHL games in a season, he was placed on waivers as the odd-man out of a nine-player competition on defense in Stars training camp. It could have […]
Dallas Stars Call-up 101: Dillon Heatherington
With Marc Methot out for at least two more weeks, the Dallas Stars recalled defenseman Dillon Heatherington from the Texas Stars on Saturday. Heatherington isn’t going to play against the Colorado Avalanche. But what can we expect from the defenseman if he’s pushed into lineup by injury or if the Stars coach Ken Hitchcock elects […]
Practice report: Methot out for 2 weeks, bye week blues, and how Seguin plans to treat Klingberg like a rookie
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars defenseman Marc Methot is going to miss at least two more weeks with a knee injury after having a non-surgical procedure earlier this week. “He skated early in the week and there was still some soreness,” Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said after practice on Friday. “So he had another procedure […]
STARS MAILBAG: Bye week thoughts, Kari coming back, and is Klingberg untouchable?
While the Dallas Stars are still on their week-long bye, there will be professional hockey on television on Friday in DFW. Fox Sports Southwest will be airing the San Antonio Rampage vs. Milwaukee Admirals AHL game. Neither team is affiliated with the local NHL club in Texas, and with that contest prospects from the St. […]
Dallas Stars mid-season report card: Coaching and management
On Tuesday we broke down each player currently on the Dallas Stars roster with our mid-season report card. Today we’re taking a look at the decision makers, the coaches and management. I originally had planned on including the coaches and management with the players, but after 5,000 words on the players and realizing I needed […]