The Dallas Stars returned to the friendly confines of the American Airlines Center on Saturday night to square off against a Buffalo Sabres team (4-7-2) still trying to find it’s footing under new head coach Phil Housley. Dallas was coming off a five game road trip in which they only managed to collect four points […]
STARS MAILBAG: Spezza, Shipachyov, secondary scoring, and Halloween candy
Growing up in the Shapiro household Trick-or-treating wasn’t about dressing up, it was about acquiring assets. Sure we would wear costumes, but the real prize of the holiday was building up a base of desirable Halloween Candy to last you through the rest of the year. Candy was a bit of a finite resource in […]
Ben Bishop is the voice of reason for Dallas Stars defenders
Esa Lindell put his head down, pulled a loose puck out of a scrum of bodies, and planned on shooting it the length of the ice as the Dallas Stars clung to a 3-2 third period lead against the Detroit Red Wings on Oct. 10. But a voice told him not to ice the puck. […]
STARS MAILBAG: Goalies, alternating alternate captains, and defensive expectations
After practice on Thursday I asked a couple of players about opening the season against an expansion team. Anything odd about playing a team without any past history? Is it something you even think about on the ice? Devin Shore had a pretty good answer. “You get to be part of a trivia question some […]
Notes: "Good possibility" Stars will carry eight defenders, "A team" gets night off vs. Wild
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.