Preseason results can be a bit misleading. Last season the Colorado Avalanche went 6-0 in exhibition games, they followed that up with the NHL’s worst regular season record. So diving too deep into preseason stats and results can be dangerous. However, there have been a couple encouraging preseason numbers from the Dallas Stars through five […]
Stars Daily September 28: Denis Gurianov looking for consistency after getting sent to AHL
The Texas Stars opened training camp on Wednesday and instead of battling for a final roster spot in the NHL, Denis Gurianov was already practicing with the AHL team in Cedar Park. Heading into training camp Gurianov was expected to at least battle for an NHL roster spot. He has a year of AHL experience […]
STARS MAILBAG: Radulov's locker room impact, defensive questions, and depth
The mailbag is loaded this week and I can’t think of a worthy intro at this moment, so let’s get started… Comment from discussion Mailbag, time for questions. Alexander Radulov is the type of player you want on your hockey team, and that has nothing to do with his all-world skill. Both on and off […]
Training Camp Day 3: Dowling, Caamano, and Smith seize opportunity; Janmark feels good
CEDAR PARK, Texas — Justin Dowling, Nick Caamano, and Gemel Smith made a statement on Sunday in the Dallas Stars scrimmage at H-E-B Center. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock split training camp into two groups on Day 3. In the morning the veterans — a group of players expected to make the NHL roster — practiced, […]
STARS MAILBAG: Training camp, Gurianov, Caamano, Radulov, and special teams
Earlier this week I was sorting through the basement of my parent’s house in Michigan and came across my first published story. It was the fall issue of the George Washington Middle School student newspaper and I had written an NHL preview for the 2002-03 season. There was a sentence about each team and as […]
Director of amateur scouting lays out Stars plan leading up to 2018 draft
In 10 months the NHL Draft will be held in Dallas at the American Airlines Center. While it might be closer to home for the fans, that hasn’t changed any plans for Dallas Stars director of amateur scouting Joe McDonnell and his staff, who have already started laying the ground work for making their first […]