For the Dallas Star there weren’t many surprises when the NHL revealed expansion protection lists this morning at 9:00, er, 9:30 a.m. And Jim Nill handled his assets the same way I would have in this situation. We have to remember the expansion draft is all bout asset management, and the Stars protected their most […]
Dallas Stars protection list finalized, Cody Eakin and Dan Hamhuis exposed
The Dallas Stars protection list is out for the 2017 NHL Expansion draft and the following players are protected: Forwards Jamie Benn, Jason Spezza, Tyler Seguin, Radek Faksa, Valeri Nichushkin, Antoine Roussel, Brett Ritchie Defenders John Klingberg, Esa Lindell, Stephen Johns Goalie Ben Bishop The following players are exposed: Forwards Cody Eakin, Curtis McKenzie, Adam […]
Projecting the Dallas Stars protection list for NHL expansion
Over the course of the past 12 months the anatomy of the Dallas Stars protection list has evolved greatly. Players that were locks to be protected last October could easily be exposed, while those who used to be also-rans on the roster suddenly give you an uneasy feeling about losing them in expansion. And on […]
STARS MAILBAG: Trades on the blue line, an odd expansion draft, and Hamhuis to Vegas?
This is the last mailbag before the Vegas Golden Knights make their selections in the NHL Expansion draft. In honor of that historical moment, the NHL officially welcoming the roster of a 31st team, we should open this mailbag with a bit of trivia. Did you know the Stars took part in the 1991 expansion […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: The Dallas Stars and the expansion draft
The NHL season officially came to an end on Sunday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. And now our focus turns toward the expansion draft, which will be a key building block for the Vegas Golden Knights and selections will be announced on […]
Dallas Stars announce preseason schedule, training camp will return to Cedar Park
The Dallas Stars announced their preseason schedule and officially confirmed that training camp will return to Cedar Park, home of the AHL affiliated Texas Stars, in September. Dallas will hold training camp at the H-E-B Center from Sept. 14-18. Official details have yet to be announced, but in the past practices have been open to […]