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 […]
MORNING SKATE: Ales Hemsky starting to heat up, Sharks trying to end losing streak
DALLAS — Ales Hemsky has five points in 10 games since returning from injury and is starting to look like, well, Ales Hemsky again. Hemsky scored a pair of goals in the Stars 3-2 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday and was easily the Stars best player in a game where they deserved […]
NOTES: Roussel potentially lost for the season, Hemsky has "up and down" return
DALLAS — Antoine Roussel is going to miss extended time, potentially the rest of the season after blocking a shot by Johnny Boychuck in the first period. “It’s not good news. I don’t have a timeframe, but it’s going to be a while,” Roussel said. “In all likelihood, probably the rest of the year. That […]
MORNING SKATE: Ales Hemsky returns to lineup, Greg Pateryn to make Stars debut
DALLAS — Ales Hemsky will return to the Dallas Stars lineup against the New York Islanders on Thursday. Hemsky has only played one game this season, on Oct. 22, and has missed the past five months after having hip surgery around Halloween. “It’s been a while, it’s nice to be with the guys and to […]
Ales Hemsky getting closer to returning to Dallas Stars lineup
Ales Hemsky could have tried to play through the pain. He could have gutted through after the Dallas Stars lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 22, taken a little bit of time off, and waited for his injured hip to feel better. It would have been risky and it could have cost Hemsky […]
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 […]