The dreaded dip in play that results from a long layoff was feared by Dallas Stars fans for good reason. They fell to the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 but were without excuse. The Avalanche were also coming off their five-day bye but looked sharper in almost every area. Offense was as difficult to come by for […]
MORNING SKATE: Getting waived by Stars helped re-launch Patrik Nemeth’s career
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — Patrik Nemeth’s NHL career was re-born on Oct. 2, 2017. After parts of four seasons with the Dallas Stars, never playing more than 40 NHL games in a season, he was placed on waivers as the odd-man out of a nine-player competition on defense in Stars training camp. It could have […]
Pair of third period goals could be the spark Brett Ritchie needed
Brett Ritchie has had a frustrating season. The winger is supposed to be a goal scorer and on a team that entered this season with questions marks about depth scoring, Ritchie was expected to be one of the solutions. Especially with his shot, arguably one of the heaviest on the team, Ritchie could have conceivably […]
Stars Daily October 25: Quick conversation could have quelled postgame frustrations
I actually agree with both Ben Bishop and Ken Hitchcock after the goalie aired his frustrations to the media after the Dallas Stars 5-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. Hitchcock has every right to pull the goalie, and it’s a move that provided a spark for the team. While it may be frustrating […]
Notes: Bishop unhappy after getting pulled, Johns dealing with upper-body injury
Ben Bishop was pulled in the second period after allowing three goals on 17 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. It was the second time Bishop hasn’t finished a start this season, and the first time he was pulled based off performance. Bishop wasn’t very happy with the decision after the game. […]
Patrik Nemeth seizing opportunity to be a top-four defender with Avalanche
DALLAS — Patrik Nemeth had a feeling his time with the Dallas Stars was coming to an end. After a three seasons of in-and-out status on the Stars defense, it became somewhat clear to the 25-year-old defender where he stood in the organization through training camp and preseason, where Nemeth only had an opportunity to […]