Throughout training camp RJ Umberger had a stall in the Dallas Stars locker room at the practice facility in Frisco. While it was always a long shot for Umberger to make the team as a tryout player, it was a nod of respect to an NHL veteran and former Ken Hitchcock disciple. When Umberger was […]
Notes: Hitchcock has picked opening night defense, Hanzal in practice, Benn on maintenance program
FRISCO, Texas — Ken Hitchcock has picked out his six defensemen for opening night. No, he won’t tell you who they are. But making an educated guess by looking at recent comments, lines, and player usage in preseason games this appears to be the pecking order. Esa Lindell — John Klingberg Marc Methot — Jamie […]
Stars Daily September 28: Denis Gurianov looking for consistency after getting sent to AHL
The Texas Stars opened training camp on Wednesday and instead of battling for a final roster spot in the NHL, Denis Gurianov was already practicing with the AHL team in Cedar Park. Heading into training camp Gurianov was expected to at least battle for an NHL roster spot. He has a year of AHL experience […]
Dallas Stars release RJ Umberger from PTO
The Dallas Stars released RJ Umberger from his professional tryout contract on Wednesday. Umberger had been trying to make an NHL comeback after sitting out all of last season. Umberger played in three preseason games with Dallas, during that time he didn’t have any points and had eight shots. He had his best preseason showing […]
Half the NHL scouted the Stars this week, what did they see?
There weren’t many available seats in the American Airlines Center press box this week for the Dallas Stars back-to-back preseason games. Fifteen of the 31 NHL teams had scouts with reserved seats for the Stars loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. When you include the Stars and Avalanche executive, more than half the league […]
Stars Daily September 27: Lively end boards a home-ice advantage at AAC?
It’s a minor note, but one thing I’ve noticed during the preseason games at American Airlines Center are the seemingly more lively end boards than last season. In Tuesday’s win against the Minnesota Wild there were a couple dump-ins that got away from the goalies, and a couple of those misdirections led to scoring chances. […]