The Dallas Stars lost 5-1 to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night and you shouldn’t overreact to the loss. For one, you should never overreact to any preseason results, in the grand scheme of these things these games don’t count. You also have to look at the Stars lineup, which heavily relied on likely AHL […]
Morning Skate: Stars fielding "prove it" lineup in second preseason game
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars second preseason game against the Colorado Avalanche is a “prove it” moment for several of the players suiting up against the Colorado Avalanche. After rolling out a veteran group against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, Ken Hitchcock is leaning on a group of younger players, likely AHLers, and […]
September 21 Stars Daily: Preseason slashing crack down could have benefits
Penalties have defined the first week of the NHL preseason. There were 19 combined minor penalties when the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3 on Tuesday. Watching a handful of preseason games on Wednesday evening it was more of the same, lots of penalties and ensuing frustrations by the players. It’s certainly detracted […]
September 20 Stars Daily: Nick Caamano is still here and that's a good thing
Editor’s note: I’m experimenting with a new daily feature for Wrong Side of the Red Line. Essentially a quick-hitting post each morning that should be easily consumable with a cup of coffee/tea/orange juice…. Please let me know what you think and if we should continue this project. Around lunch time on Tuesday the Dallas Stars […]
Benn and Seguin starting to build chemistry with Radulov
DALLAS — Alexander Radulov has a bit of a checkered public perception in the NHL. The KHL departure, NHL return, and second departure from the Nashville Predators didn’t look good. It created a narrative that the Russian was difficult to deal with. He was a prima donna and he’d had a negative impact on a […]
Janmark stars in return to NHL game action, Caamano continues to show moxie
DALLAS — It’s been a step-by-step process with Mattias Janmark. Recovering from a pair of knee surgeries to correct a genetic disorder the 24-yead-old Swede can’t rush things. So the Stars have broke his progress into steps. First it was simply a return to skating, how would he hold up? Things progressed from there. How […]