Robert Thomas first jumped onto my radar during the 2016 Memorial Cup with the London Knights. As London dominated the tournament, outscoring opponents 23-7 in four games, I was focussing on watching particular players (mainly Dallas Stars defensive prospect Chris Martenet), and the then 16-year-old forward stood out. He only had one assist in that […]
Ben Bishop's puck-handling ability brings another element to the Stars mobile defense
General manager Jim Nill said a couple interesting things on Friday when he introduced new Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop to the local media. First he called Bishop his No. 1 goalie. That’s not a surprise, but it does officially signal the end of a 1A/1B goalie juggling system that’s been in place the past […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Cale Makar
When I put together my scouting reports for potential picks at No. 3 Cale Makar just missed the cut. In fact, I had narrowed it down to a dozen players and Makar was 13th on my list. I still don’t think Makar is an option at No. 3 for Dallas, but he could be part […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Timothy Liljegren
The Dallas Stars have the third overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and it’s one of the most intriguing spots in the draft. Brandon Wheat Kings center Nolan Patrick and Halifax Moosheads center Nico Hischier are considered the top prospects in this draft class. There is some debate whether Patrick or Hischier will […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Miro Heiskanen
The Dallas Stars have the third overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and it’s one of the most intriguing spots in the draft. Brandon Wheat Kings center Nolan Patrick and Halifax Moosheads center Nico Hischier are considered the top prospects in this draft class. There is some debate whether Patrick or Hischier will […]
STARS MAILBAG: Big Ben comes to Dallas
I just got off a conference call with Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop, who signed a six-year, $29.5 million contract on Friday. I have a longer story on Bishop up at NHL.com, but I wanted to share a couple quick highlights before we jump in to the mailbag. -Bishop graduated from Frisco High School, a […]