DALLAS — This wasn’t how the Dallas Stars wanted to go into the All-Star Break. It seemed like everything went wrong in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. Bounces didn’t go their way, they looked lackadaisical at key moments, and the one line that played well couldn’t finish or catch a […]
Method to madness: how the Stars and Panthers ended up with half a dozen fights
The last time there was a major brawl in Dallas, Brent Severyn was on the other side. Sparked by a bad hit on Teemu Selänne by Craig Ludwig, the Dallas Stars and Anaheim Mighty Ducks squared off in a line brawl with a little more than three minutes remaining. Here was the hit that started […]
Stars defenseman Greg Pateryn has special bond with biggest fan
FRISCO, Texas — Autographs are a common thing at the Dallas Stars practice facility. After each practice there are often legions of loyal fans waiting as players head to the parking garage next to the Dr. Pepper StarsCenter in Frisco. It’s a chance for the fans to interact with the players, it’s a somewhat daily […]
MORNING SKATE: Getting waived by Stars helped re-launch Patrik Nemeth’s career
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — Patrik Nemeth’s NHL career was re-born on Oct. 2, 2017. After parts of four seasons with the Dallas Stars, never playing more than 40 NHL games in a season, he was placed on waivers as the odd-man out of a nine-player competition on defense in Stars training camp. It could have […]
STARS MAILBAG: Bye week thoughts, Kari coming back, and is Klingberg untouchable?
While the Dallas Stars are still on their week-long bye, there will be professional hockey on television on Friday in DFW. Fox Sports Southwest will be airing the San Antonio Rampage vs. Milwaukee Admirals AHL game. Neither team is affiliated with the local NHL club in Texas, and with that contest prospects from the St. […]
Dallas Stars mid-season report card
The Dallas Stars officially hit the midway point of the season last week, but with their bye week this feels like the informal halfway point. On a whole, the Stars are in a good spot. They’ve become one of the best defensive teams in the NHL, look like a playoff team, and are starting to […]