The 2018 Word Junior Championship starts on Tuesday in Buffalo. For the Dallas Stars it’s a particularly intriguing tournament this year. The Stars have six prospects in the tournament, including a trio of first-round picks. Here is the team-by-team viewing guide for Stars fans heading into the tournament. Team USA The Americans have never won […]
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, […]
STARS MAILBAG: Expansion, injuries, and hope for the #FreeHonka movement?
The NHL’s 32nd team may have breathed it’s first breath on Thursday when the NHL said that it would accept an expansion application from Seattle. It’s going to cost $650 million, a bit of a price hike after Bill Foley paid $500 million to get Vegas into the league, but with an arena on the […]
Stars prospect insider
Welcome to the monthly prospect insider. For those who read Wrong Side of the Red Line this will look familiar. For those who haven’t, this is a monthly guide keeping tabs on every prospect in the Stars system. These news and notes come from a compilation of talking to players, coaches, scouts, and making my […]
Jere Lehtinen sees a future star in Miro Heiskanen
The greatest Finnish player in team history has high hopes for a future Finnish star in Dallas. In town for his jersey retirement ceremony Jere Lehtinen, who is now the general manager for the Finnish National Team, took a couple minutes to discuss defenseman Miro Heiskanen, the Dallas Stars top prospect and No. 3 pick […]
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 […]