DALLAS — You can’t play the puck if you have a foot in the penalty box. Seems simple enough, right? Wrong. For the third time this season a player was given a penalty for interference at American Airlines Center for playing the puck while they still had at least one foot in the box. Each […]
STARS MAILBAG: Bye week thoughts, Kari coming back, and is Klingberg untouchable?
While the Dallas Stars are still on their week-long bye, there will be professional hockey on television on Friday in DFW. Fox Sports Southwest will be airing the San Antonio Rampage vs. Milwaukee Admirals AHL game. Neither team is affiliated with the local NHL club in Texas, and with that contest prospects from the St. […]
Dallas Stars mid-season report card
The Dallas Stars officially hit the midway point of the season last week, but with their bye week this feels like the informal halfway point. On a whole, the Stars are in a good spot. They’ve become one of the best defensive teams in the NHL, look like a playoff team, and are starting to […]
Klingberg leads NHL defensemen in scoring, but where does he rank overall?
DALLAS — John Klingberg leads NHL defensemen with 39 points, the next closest defenseman is eight points behind. So barring a huge offensive week from Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson or Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, Klingberg should still be leading the NHL scoring when the Stars return from their bye week next Saturday against […]
Three Different Stars Score Three Points Each as They Burn Oilers 5-1
The Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers soundly 5-1 in a Saturday matinee game. The catalyst for the victory was the quick lineup tweak early in the game by Stars coach Ken Hitchcock, putting Alexander Radulov back on the top line and it worked in a big way. Alexander Radulov, Tyler Seguin, and John Klingberg […]
STARS MAILBAG: Would Duclair fit in Dallas? Other trade talk and defensive value
Reports surfaced this week that Arizona Coyotes left winger Anthony Duclair wants out. The winger has requested a trade and he could be the ideal reclamation project for a number of NHL general managers. Not only is Duclair young, he’s also a restricted free after this season, so trading for him would put the team […]