DALLAS — The Vegas Golden Knights are already shorthanded headed into their first NHL game, and it’s their own fault. Thanks to carrying a glut of defenders that aren’t waiver exempt, Vegas is going to open their first season on Friday against the Dallas Stars with their No. 1 center, Vadim Shipachyov, and arguably top […]
STARS MAILBAG: Goalies, alternating alternate captains, and defensive expectations
After practice on Thursday I asked a couple of players about opening the season against an expansion team. Anything odd about playing a team without any past history? Is it something you even think about on the ice? Devin Shore had a pretty good answer. “You get to be part of a trivia question some […]
Stars Daily October 6: Expansion teams and opening night
It’s going to be a historical night at American Airlines Center. While the Dallas Stars are opening their 25th season in Texas, the Vegas Golden Knights will start checking off a list of firsts, starting with their first game. At some point tonight Vegas will have it’s first penalty, it’s first goal (perhaps), and first […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Dallas Stars Season Preview
The Dallas Stars open their 2017-18 season against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Earlier this week Ryan Satkowiak and I sat down to record our season preview edition of the podcast. Topics covered include a player-by-player breakdown, predicting the Central Division, how the Stars will handled Julius Honka, and we take a moment to […]
Stars Daily October 5: What is Vegas doing?
It’s kind of fitting the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights are meeting on opening night, because both teams have a bit of a hoarding problem on the back end. While the Stars have mismanaged eight defenders over the past two seasons and have eight again heading into this season, Vegas at this point has […]
Winning job alongside Marc Methot a confidence boost for Jamie Oleksiak
McKINNEY, Texas — For the first time in his career Jamie Oleksiak is entering NHL opening night with roster stability. After bouncing in-and-out of the lineup, playing 119 NHL games in five seasons, Oleksiak is considered one of the top-four defenders and Dallas Stars coach Ken Hitchcock has big plans in mind for the 2011 […]