DALLAS — Fighting’s role in the NHL has greatly diminished, but every now and then a fight grabs your attention and is reminsicent of the fight-heavy 1980s and early 1990s. That’s what happened when Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn fought Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien on Thursday in Winnipeg.
Morning Skate: Ritchie out for "5 to 7 days," Lehtonen has chance to impress coaching staff
DALLAS — Brett Ritchie is expected to miss five to seven days with an upper-body injury. General manager Jim Nill gave that quick update after the Stars morning skate on Saturday. He didn’t have any further details to share, and this comes one day after Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said he didn’t want to address […]
Stars Daily November 4: Stars looking for more after disappointing road trip
Like most of his teammates, Alexander Radulov wasn’t pleased with the Dallas Stars showing during a five-game road trip. “Four points, it was bad that we lost yesterday. And really terrible that we couldn’t bring at least three victories after the road trip,” Radulov said. “The road, it’s hard to play on the on the […]
NOTES: Hanzal and Ritchie out for two games, Stars will bring road trip mentality home
FRISCO, Texas — Forwards Brett Ritchie and Martin Hanzal are both going to miss the next two games due to injury. Ritchie was getting further medical tests on Friday. Hitchcock wouldn’t give further information on the upper-body injury, instead deciding to defer to general manager Jim Nill on the injury. “I think this should come […]
STARS MAILBAG: Is it time to panic?
Before we get into the mailbag, I wanted to gauge interest on an idea I had while working on my book 100 Things Stars Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. Would you be interested in having your favorite Stars story or memory published? This could be a memory of your favorite player or […]
Stars Daily November 3: Concerning numbers after the road trip
The Dallas Stars return home from a five-game road trip this weekend, a stretch where they went 2-3-0 and lost to the Winnipeg Jets in disappointing fashion on Thursday. First the good news: no one in the Central Division has separated themselves from the pack yet. Yes, the St. Louis Blues have a slight lead […]