The Dallas Stars have traded Jamie Oleksiak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional fourth-round pick. The Penguins have two fourth-round picks in the 2019 draft, both their original selection and one from Minnesota, the Stars will get whichever pick is earlier. “I think our coaching staff had kind of settled on the six or […]
How do the Dallas Stars use analytics?
Jim Nill is in the information business. The Dallas Stars general manager is always gathering and evaluating data. He’s an old scout that watches countless hours of hockey both on video and in person each week, while he spends seemingly just as much time on the phone with contacts around the league. “There aren’t many […]
Kari Lehtonen picks up 300th win as Stars top Islanders 5-2
Kari Lehtonen picked up his 300th career win and the Dallas Stars defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Wednesday. Tyler Pitlick scored twice and the Stars won back-to-back games in New York after opening their four-game road trip with a win against the New York Rangers on Monday. Jamie Benn, Alexander Radulov, and Remie […]
Julius Honka takes advantage of press box reprieve, may have chance for extended clemency
Those in the #FreeHonka movement can sleep well tonight. After Julius Honka scored the only goal in a 2-1 shootout victory against the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said that the defenseman would be back in the lineup Wednesday against the New York Islanders. “He was good, he got his feet wet, […]
One year removed from struggles in Texas, Maxime Lagace has career-best performance against Dallas
DALLAS — Roughly a year ago Maxime Lagace’s NHL career nearly fizzled out completely. Then playing for the Texas Stars in the AHL the goalie lost his focus. Typically a composed, strong-willed goalie, something went wrong between the ears and Lagace couldn’t stop the puck at a reasonable rate. “I wasn’t good enough,” Lagace said. […]
Now a fixture on the blue line, patience paid off for Greg Pateryn
In October Greg Pateryn was just “sticking with it.” He was the eighth defender on the Stars depth chart, hadn’t played a single game, and was essentially a glorified practice player that helped goalie coach Jeff Reese warm-up Kari Lehtonen before morning skates. It seemed pretty clear, the Dallas Stars didn’t have any plans of […]