The “Honka Wars” are far from over. They started around the middle of 2017, at some point in July, as each side dug its heels in for a Twitter war of attrition. Julius Honka, then a 21-year-old defenseman, was the center of the controversy that really boiled down to a simple question, “Is Julius Honka […]
STARS MAILBAG: The great Klingberg debate, a trade proposal, and the Jedi order
The mailbag is loaded this week, let’s get started… Why does it seem the NHL is not giving Klingberg the Norris y’all he deserves, it feels they have their favorites and don’t care about progress — ryan salome (@StarsPotter214) January 17, 2018 For a quick clarification, the NHL doesn’t award the Norris Trophy. It’s voted […]
Given a chance to play through mistakes, Stephen Johns is finding his ideal role with Stars
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Stephen Johns is allowed to make mistakes. He can play his game and take risks. He can learn from certain situations, and he has the confidence that when he makes a mistake he’ll have a chance to be better for it. “When you allow mistakes to happen, less mistakes happen,” Johns said. […]
Stars defenseman Greg Pateryn has special bond with biggest fan
FRISCO, Texas — Autographs are a common thing at the Dallas Stars practice facility. After each practice there are often legions of loyal fans waiting as players head to the parking garage next to the Dr. Pepper StarsCenter in Frisco. It’s a chance for the fans to interact with the players, it’s a somewhat daily […]
MORNING SKATE: Getting waived by Stars helped re-launch Patrik Nemeth’s career
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — Patrik Nemeth’s NHL career was re-born on Oct. 2, 2017. After parts of four seasons with the Dallas Stars, never playing more than 40 NHL games in a season, he was placed on waivers as the odd-man out of a nine-player competition on defense in Stars training camp. It could have […]
Dallas Stars Call-up 101: Dillon Heatherington
With Marc Methot out for at least two more weeks, the Dallas Stars recalled defenseman Dillon Heatherington from the Texas Stars on Saturday. Heatherington isn’t going to play against the Colorado Avalanche. But what can we expect from the defenseman if he’s pushed into lineup by injury or if the Stars coach Ken Hitchcock elects […]