FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars will be without Radek Faksa against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday after the center sustained a lower-body injury in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Washington Capitals. Stars coach Lindy Ruff said Faksa will miss at least two games, but the team might have caught a break since the […]
Jamie Benn and Radek Faksa suffer minor injuries in Stars OT loss to Capitals
DALLAS — The Dallas Stars wanted to send Radek Faksa out for the opening face-off of overtime in a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals, but the center was unavailable because of a lower-body injury. “Faksa had the best (faceoff percentage), but he wasn’t available he had gone back to the dressing room,” Stars coach […]
STARS MAILBAG: Goalies, Russians, Vegas, and defensive pairings
Greetings and welcome to another edition of the mailbag. Let’s get started: @seanshapiro what are the options/future of the goaltending situation? — Sam Hodde (@samhodde) January 19, 2017 There are three goalies I would look at this summer, and the names aren’t Marc-Andre Fleury or Ben Bishop. I think the required money, injury history, and […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Let's break things like Jamie Benn (plus the day Sean's fandom died)
Have you ever smashed anything in pure rage? Jamie Benn did in a 4-1 Dallas Stars loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Monday when he broke three stick in a span of roughly 30 seconds. Ryan Satkowiak and I discussed that and more during the most recent episode of Wrong Side of the Red Line: […]
Cody Eakin finally finds back of the net, secures Gordie Howe hat trick in 7-6 win
Cody Eakin was always going to be the center of attention against the New York Rangers. The last time the teams played Eakin barreled over Rangers’ goalie Henrik Lundqvist and was suspended four games for the infractions. Eakin fought Chris Kreider in the second period to put an end to any animosity. He also scored […]
Patrik Nemeth trying to escape NHL purgatory after AHL conditioning stint
FRISCO, Texas — Patrik Nemeth is just trying to escape from the press box. The Dallas Stars defenseman has been a victim of circumstance this season. A combination of the Stars carrying eight defensemen, his non-waiver exempt status, and roster decisions have kept Nemeth in professional purgatory and limited him to 16 NHL games this […]