Every so often I’ll go into what I call my “writing bunker.” I take my laptop to the kitchen table, away from the distractions of my office (there is a TV in there and a big window), put in head phones and listen to Bruce Springsteen music while drinking way too many cups of coffee. […]
STARS MAILBAG: Confidence in Bishop, juggling forwards, and beating dead horses
At some point last night I was asked on Twitter, “Why is this season any different from last season?” And it’s a fair question. While there was an outside expectation for Dallas to establish itself as a title contender, this team actually has a worse record through four games than the team that finished near […]
Stars Daily October 9: Waiver watch with Adam Cracknell
The Dallas Stars put Adam Cracknell on waivers on Sunday. It’s a move that was made to create some roster flexibility and likely means that Julius Honka will make his season debut against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. The Stars may need another forward before Tuesday. Martin Hanzal is dealing with a lower-body injury, […]
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 […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Dallas Stars Season Preview
The Dallas Stars open their 2017-18 season against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Earlier this week Ryan Satkowiak and I sat down to record our season preview edition of the podcast. Topics covered include a player-by-player breakdown, predicting the Central Division, how the Stars will handled Julius Honka, and we take a moment to […]
The Honka plan: Can the Rick Wilson turn Julius Honka into an everyday player?
FRISCO, Texas — For the third straight season the Dallas Stars are going to carry eight defenders on their opening-night roster. At first glance it doesn’t make sense. Only six can play each night, and having a young waiver-exempt player like Julius Honka sit in the press box might seem short-sighted when he could be […]