Last week I signed a book deal with Triumph Publishing to write “100 Things Stars Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” The book is scheduled to come out in October 2018, and it’s going to be a collection of essential stories and memories for Stars fans. Most of the writing will be done […]
STARS MAILBAG: Thoughts on superheroes, Cracknell, goalies, and Johns vs. Oleksiak
Do you remember when this was a thing? Yes, the NHL had comic book “guardians” for all 30 NHL teams. And this was the Dallas Stars guardian: According to a story at that time on the Stars official website, this was the his backstory. Like Texas itself, The Star’s personality is BIG. Everything about him […]
Dallas Stars sign Adam Cracknell to one-year contract extension
The Dallas Stars have signed Adam Cracknell to a one-year contract extension. It’s a $675,000 deal for Cracknell, who gets a slight raise from his $600,000 salary this season. Here is the official release: FRISCO, Texas – Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has signed forward Adam Cracknell to a […]
MORNING SKATE: Stars giving Esa Lindell an opportunity on first power play unit
DALLAS — The Dallas Stars shuffled the power play units at Friday’s morning skate as they prepared for a game with the Arizona Coyotes. Esa Lindell took John Klingberg’s spot on the first power play, working with Patrick Eaves, Patrick Sharp, Jamie Benn, and Tyler Seguin. Klingberg anchored the second unit with Dan Hamhuis from […]
STARS MAILBAG: The trade deadline, the offseason, and figuring out the defense
Before diving into this week’s mailbag, I wanted to give an update on a minor change/upgrade coming to Wrong Side of the Red Line. Starting next week you’ll notice there will be a weekly feature only available to my subscribers on Patreon, starting with a story on Monday about Rich Peverley and his transition to […]
Jamie Benn and Radek Faksa suffer minor injuries in Stars OT loss to Capitals
DALLAS — The Dallas Stars wanted to send Radek Faksa out for the opening face-off of overtime in a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals, but the center was unavailable because of a lower-body injury. “Faksa had the best (faceoff percentage), but he wasn’t available he had gone back to the dressing room,” Stars coach […]