The Dallas Stars went into Vancouver to play against a surprise Canucks team that was sporting a four-game winning streak, and looking to maintain a point streak of their own. Dallas had collected a bushel of points in their last seven trips to Rain City with a 6-0-1 record. Both goaltenders had an outstanding night, […]
STARS MAILBAG: Spezza, Shipachyov, secondary scoring, and Halloween candy
Growing up in the Shapiro household Trick-or-treating wasn’t about dressing up, it was about acquiring assets. Sure we would wear costumes, but the real prize of the holiday was building up a base of desirable Halloween Candy to last you through the rest of the year. Candy was a bit of a finite resource in […]
Stars lose to Oilers 5-4, Jamie Benn scores twice
The Edmonton Oilers went into Friday night with a 1-3 record at home. The Dallas Stars were sporting a 1-3 record of their own on the road. The Oilers had yet to score four goals in any game, and the Stars had allowed four or more in every one of their road games. Something had […]
STARS MAILBAG: Honka, Oleksiak, Hamhuis, Nichushkin chatter, and EBUGs
Every so often I’ll go into what I call my “writing bunker.” I take my laptop to the kitchen table, away from the distractions of my office (there is a TV in there and a big window), put in head phones and listen to Bruce Springsteen music while drinking way too many cups of coffee. […]
STARS MAILBAG: Confidence in Bishop, juggling forwards, and beating dead horses
At some point last night I was asked on Twitter, “Why is this season any different from last season?” And it’s a fair question. While there was an outside expectation for Dallas to establish itself as a title contender, this team actually has a worse record through four games than the team that finished near […]
Radulov's puck possession skills have Stars excited for the season
Something stood out for Tyler Seguin in the Dallas Stars first preseason game about Alexander Radulov. Sure, the Stars new top line featuring Seguin centering Jamie Benn and Radulov didn’t light up the scoresheet right away, but something about Radulov’s game excited the Stars top-line center.