FRISCO, Texas — Back-to-back preseason games are going to act as a live audition for the 32 remaining players in Dallas Stars training camp. Ken Hitchcock said all of the players remaining, other than Martin Hanzal, will participate in the back-to-back preseason games on Monday against the Colorado Avalanche and Tuesday vs. the Minnesota Wild. […]
Stars Daily September 24: Oleksiak continues excellence, what does that mean?
On Friday Ken Hitchcock said he’s moved into the second phase of roster construction for his NHL team. Instead of looking to make cuts, now the Stars are looking for players to step up, grab roles, and earn their spots. Theoretically it’s a somewhat open competition for NHL jobs and Hitchcock will force management to […]
Stars shutout Blues 4-0, Janmark scores second goal of preseason
Kari Lehtonen made 21 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-0 in a preseason game on Saturday. Dan Hamhuis, Jason Spezza, Remi Elie, and Mattias Janmark scored as Dallas improved to 2-1-0 in the preseason, with both of the wins coming against the Blues. Dallas outshot St. Louis 38-21 and dominated […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Mike McKenna on music, food, goaltending, and a tribute to Dimebag Darrell
I wanted to add another element to the podcast this season and include more player interviews. After sitting down with Mike McKenna on Thursday I think it’s off to a great start. In a wide-ranging conversation McKenna discussed everything from the music selection at American Airlines Center, a deep dive into goaltending techniques, goalie equipment, […]
September 22 Stars Daily: Don't overreact to a preseason loss by the "B Team"
The Dallas Stars lost 5-1 to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night and you shouldn’t overreact to the loss. For one, you should never overreact to any preseason results, in the grand scheme of these things these games don’t count. You also have to look at the Stars lineup, which heavily relied on likely AHL […]
Roope Hintz scores as Stars fall to Avalanche 5-1 in preseason
The Dallas Stars lost their second preseason game 5-1 to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. Roope Hintz scored the Stars lone goal during a 5-on-3 power play in the third period. After using a more veteran lineup on Tuesday the Stars had a lineup filled with AHL players and fringe NHLers on Thursday. On the […]