There were a couple salary cap questions that came up this week as the Dallas Stars were close to their spending limit and had to wait before calling up Curtis McKenzie from the AHL. While there are some readers who already understand this, I wanted to clarify a couple key points for the future that […]
Morning Skate: Curtis McKenzie a healthy scratch after getting called up
DALLAS — Curtis McKenzie was recalled from the AHL on Friday morning, but won’t play tonight for the Dallas Stars against the New York Islanders. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock surprisingly said that both Radek Faksa and Brett Ritchie would be back in the lineup. Faksa didn’t practice with the team at all this week with […]
STARS MAILBAG: Splitting Benn and Seguin, central struggles, and smoke screens
I don’t have a good anecdotal story to lead the mailbag this week, so let’s just dive into the questions…. Comment from discussion Mailbag time, a call for questions. Readers ask questions, I try my best to give insightful answers. https://twitter.com/andy_pantalones/status/928385305295585280 First we need to define the Detroit Red Wings model, because I think they […]
Stars Daily November 10: Steelheads come to Texas
The Idaho Steelheads, the Dallas Stars ECHL-affiliate, will play a pair of games this weekend in the DFW area when they visit the Allen Americans on tonight and Saturday. While the game tonight goes head-to-head with the Stars’ game against the New York Islanders, you could attend Saturday’s game at the Allen Event Center for […]
Jamie Benn moving back to center as Stars try to establish "one-two punch"
FRISCO, Texas — Jamie Benn will be re-cast as a center when the Dallas Stars host the New York Islanders on Friday. Throughout the season Benn has been playing on a line with Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov, and that group has been amongst the most dangerous top lines in the NHL.
Stars Daily November 9: The world needs more people like Kade O'Rourke
As part of it’s hockey coverage ESPN has a weekly feature called “the best player in the world of the week.” This week that feature gave some extra recognition to a Texas Stars fan named Kade O’Rourke, who at 6-years-old is the most accomplished youth hockey player I know. But Kade isn’t honored just for […]