DALLAS — The Dallas Stars put together their best first period of the season in a 6-3 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Dallas scored five times on 12 shots in the period and for the first time in several weeks, looked like the better team throughout the opening stanza. “I thought we came out […]
Dallas Stars waste Kari Lehtonen's strong performance in 3-0 loss
Kari Lehtonen did everything he needed, but the Dallas Stars couldn’t bail out their goalie in a 3-0 loss to the New York Islanders. Lehtonen stopped 33 of 35 shots. He stopped all 18 on the penalty kill as the Stars went a perfect 7-for-7 killing penalties. It was arguably Lehtonen’s best game of the […]
STARS MAILBAG: Thoughts on trades, UFAs, windows, and visors
Today is Friday the 13th, one of two Friday the 13ths in 2017. So let’s get over paraskavedekatriaphobia (the fear of Friday the 13th) together with a Dallas Stars mailbag. Let’s get started: @seanshapiro What do you think happens with Patrick Sharp this summer? He’s 35 now so whatever the #Stars commit to, they’re stuck […]
A defense for the goalies: Lehtonen and Niemi deserve more credit
If you listen to the podcast or follow me on Twitter, you’ve surely heard me clamoring the last week that goaltending has not been the issue this season for Dallas. Let me preface this by saying I don’t necessarily love the Kari Lehtonen/Antti Niemi duo in net. I was one of those clamoring for a […]