On Sunday I talked to Trevor Strader for a story about how he would be performing the United States National Anthem before the Dallas Stars game against the Winnipeg Jets. After the call I texted him to thank him for taking the time to share his story, this was his response: “My pleasure. May the […]
Stars embarrass themselves in first period against Winnipeg, again
DALLAS — The Dallas Stars embarrassed themselves in the first period of 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Two games after spotting the Jets a 3-1 lead in Manitoba, the Stars were even worse at home on Monday. The Jets led 1-0 26 seconds into the game, a goal against the top line, and the […]
Morning Skate: Benn and Byfuglien "ready for round two," while Oleksiak suits up at forward
DALLAS — Before the morning skate Jamie Benn was looking over game notes outside of the Dallas Stars locker room as members of the Winnipeg Jets walked by. Dustin Byfuglien paused for a moment while passing the Stars’ captain. “Couple minuses there,” Byfuglien said. “Get ready for round two,” Benn replied. The two have a […]
Stars Daily November 6: Martin Hanzal likely back in lineup against Jets
Martin Hanzal will likely return to the Dallas Stars lineup tonight. Even with Tyler Pitlick and Radek Faka doubtful, Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said on Sunday that the team would only need to re-call a forward if Hanzal wasn’t cleared to play against the Winnipeg Jets. We don’t have an official update from the team, […]
Faksa and Pitlick doubtful, Hanzal questionable, and Oleksiak could be a forward vs. Jets
The Dallas Stars are going to have to shuffle their lineup Monday against the Winnipeg Jets. Radek Faksa (lower-body) and Tyler Pitlick (upper-body) are both doubtful to play after sustaining injuries against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. “We don’t expect it to be long term,” Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said. “But they are doubtful for […]
Stars depth finds it's moxie, even if Gemel Smith doesn't know what that means
DALLAS — Depth scoring finally showed up with moxie in a 5-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres. Yes, Buffalo is a very bad hockey team. But for the first time this season the Stars bottom-three lines were a consistent threat to score. Dallas crashed the net, created their own luck, and made Sabres goalie Robin […]