The Dallas Stars placed Curtis McKenzie and Patrik Nemeth on waivers Tuesday as general manager Jim Nill effectively trimmed the roster to 23 players. The plan is for both players to clear waivers and be assigned to the AHL’s Texas Stars, which would immediately make the AHL team much better. But what are the odds […]
Dallas Stars appear to have final roster set after waiving Patrik Nemeth and Curtis McKenzie
The Dallas Stars appear to have finalized their roster for opening night. Dallas sent Jason Dickinson, Remi Elie, and Roope Hintz to the AHL. They also have placed Curtis McKenzie and Patrik Nemeth on waivers, both will be assigned to the AHL if they clear. That will leave 23 players on the active roster, including […]
Stars Daily October 2: Watch the waivers
Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said he was going to figure out his final roster at some point on Monday or Tuesday, thanks to wavier we are going to get an inside look to his thought around 11 a.m. (noon ET) today. NHL teams need to submit their opening-night, salary-cap compliant roster by 5 […]
Notes: "Good possibility" Stars will carry eight defenders, "A team" gets night off vs. Wild
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill doesn’t have any issue with carrying eight defenders on his roster to open the regular season. “Good possibility of that,” Nill said Friday. For now the Stars have nine defenders on the roster and the top-six seem to be set with Marc Methot, John Klingberg, Esa […]
Half the NHL scouted the Stars this week, what did they see?
There weren’t many available seats in the American Airlines Center press box this week for the Dallas Stars back-to-back preseason games. Fifteen of the 31 NHL teams had scouts with reserved seats for the Stars loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. When you include the Stars and Avalanche executive, more than half the league […]
Finding a defense partner for Methot, if not Klingberg then who?
For five years Marc Methot knew exactly who he would play with every game. He was the perfect fit for Erik Karlsson during his time with the Ottawa Senators. Methot’s defensive-minded, physical style worked well with Karlsson’s ability to push the play and drive offense from the blue line.