FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill doesn’t have any issue with carrying eight defenders on his roster to open the regular season. “Good possibility of that,” Nill said Friday. For now the Stars have nine defenders on the roster and the top-six seem to be set with Marc Methot, John Klingberg, Esa […]
Finding a defense partner for Methot, if not Klingberg then who?
For five years Marc Methot knew exactly who he would play with every game. He was the perfect fit for Erik Karlsson during his time with the Ottawa Senators. Methot’s defensive-minded, physical style worked well with Karlsson’s ability to push the play and drive offense from the blue line.
Dallas Stars sign Esa Lindell to two-year, $4.4 million contract extension
The Dallas Stars have signed restricted free agent Esa Lindell to a two-year, $4.4 million contract extension. It’s a nice raise and a bridge deal of sorts for a player that carried a cap hit of $745,833 last season and served most of the 2016-17 season on the top defensive pairing next to John Klingberg. […]
STARS MAILBAG: Trades on the blue line, an odd expansion draft, and Hamhuis to Vegas?
This is the last mailbag before the Vegas Golden Knights make their selections in the NHL Expansion draft. In honor of that historical moment, the NHL officially welcoming the roster of a 31st team, we should open this mailbag with a bit of trivia. Did you know the Stars took part in the 1991 expansion […]
STARS MAILBAG: Hitch is back, expansion, free agency, and trading Cody Eakin?
I wanted to start today’s mailbag with a story about Ken Hitchcock, who was introduced as the Dallas Stars head coach at a press conference on Thursday. In October 2015 I was in Traverse City covering the annual prospects tournament hosted by the Detroit Red Wings. Hitchcock, then the St. Louis Blues coach, was watching […]
Esa Lindell hoping up-and-down rookie season pays sweet dividends
Editor’s note: Wrong Side of the Red Line posts an in-depth feature each Monday for Patreon supporters. Interested in subscribing? Follow this link, or click the “subscribe here” on the menu above. Those who have already subscribed can login and continue reading. Esa Lindell’s father, Ari-Pekka Lindell, just missed being able to go on the Dallas […]