It’s been a busy couple days for the Dallas Stars and the NHL in general. Cody Eakin was left exposed and claimed in the expansion draft, the Stars hired three assistant coaches, the NHL schedule came out, and tonight is the NHL Entry Draft. With all that in mind let’s get started with the mailbag… […]
STARS NOTES: Potential trade value for No. 3 pick; why Barnes and Fraser are assistant coaches
CHICAGO — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill is getting calls and the No. 3 pick in Friday’s draft is still available, for the right cost. “There’s a value,” Nill said. “We like the spot where in. If there is something that makes sense we’d do it. I’m not going to make the move for […]
Counting the cards: How Cody Eakin ended up in Vegas
CHICAGO — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill got the official confirmation around lunch time on Wednesday. Nill always had an idea that Cody Eakin would be the selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL Expansion Draft. But Nill wasn’t certain and he prefers to work in absolutes rather than hearsay. So while […]
STARS MAILBAG: Let's talk about expansion
For the Dallas Star there weren’t many surprises when the NHL revealed expansion protection lists this morning at 9:00, er, 9:30 a.m. And Jim Nill handled his assets the same way I would have in this situation. We have to remember the expansion draft is all bout asset management, and the Stars protected their most […]
Dallas Stars protection list finalized, Cody Eakin and Dan Hamhuis exposed
The Dallas Stars protection list is out for the 2017 NHL Expansion draft and the following players are protected: Forwards Jamie Benn, Jason Spezza, Tyler Seguin, Radek Faksa, Valeri Nichushkin, Antoine Roussel, Brett Ritchie Defenders John Klingberg, Esa Lindell, Stephen Johns Goalie Ben Bishop The following players are exposed: Forwards Cody Eakin, Curtis McKenzie, Adam […]
Projecting the Dallas Stars protection list for NHL expansion
Over the course of the past 12 months the anatomy of the Dallas Stars protection list has evolved greatly. Players that were locks to be protected last October could easily be exposed, while those who used to be also-rans on the roster suddenly give you an uneasy feeling about losing them in expansion. And on […]