If you’ve reached the NHL you’ve likely scored thousands of goals in your life. Even those players that aren’t typically considered goal scorers in the NHL, you don’t reach the NHL without banking a few big goals in either minor or junior hockey. But what’s the biggest goal you’ve ever scored? It could be a […]
STARS MAILBAG: Fallout from the Oleksiak trade, goalies, and Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays. To those of you reading this mailbag, thanks for subscribing and supporting the work we’ve done at The Upset. It’s been a fun first month and I’ve got a couple longer-term stories I’ve been working on coming out this weekend during the NHL’s Christmas break. On another note the traditional podcast with Ryan […]
Jim Nill: It was the right time for Dallas Stars to trade Jamie Oleksiak
The Dallas Stars have traded Jamie Oleksiak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional fourth-round pick. The Penguins have two fourth-round picks in the 2019 draft, both their original selection and one from Minnesota, the Stars will get whichever pick is earlier. “I think our coaching staff had kind of settled on the six or […]
STARS MAILBAG: Shootouts, home and away goalies, and an update on Nichushkin
No one asked about Valeri Nichushkin this week. Nichushkin has been a hot topic in past mailbags, and today I actually have a good answer. So, and I can’t believe I’m doing this, I will pose the question myself: Any update on Val? Yes. After talking to several people, some in Dallas and some not, […]
Julius Honka takes advantage of press box reprieve, may have chance for extended clemency
Those in the #FreeHonka movement can sleep well tonight. After Julius Honka scored the only goal in a 2-1 shootout victory against the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said that the defenseman would be back in the lineup Wednesday against the New York Islanders. “He was good, he got his feet wet, […]
Stars Snap Losing Skid with 2-1 Shootout Victory Over Rangers
On the first game of their four game road trip through the Tri-State area, the Dallas Stars collected two points in the shootout against the New York Rangers winning 2-1. Ondrej Pavelec drew the start for the Rangers in lieu of future Hall of Fame goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, but you would never know it. Pavelec […]