DALLAS — It may have taken 37 games, but this is what Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill had in mind when he signed Martin Hanzal to a three-year, $14.25 million back in July. When the Stars needed a big penalty kill in overtime Hanzal was on the ice. When they needed a face-off win, […]
STARS MAILBAG: Shootouts, home and away goalies, and an update on Nichushkin
No one asked about Valeri Nichushkin this week. Nichushkin has been a hot topic in past mailbags, and today I actually have a good answer. So, and I can’t believe I’m doing this, I will pose the question myself: Any update on Val? Yes. After talking to several people, some in Dallas and some not, […]
Stars Fall to Golden Knights 5-3 and Drop Third Straight
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Nashville Predators on Friday evening, then waltzed into Dallas to dispatch the Stars 5-3 on the second night of a back-to back. Maxime Lagace, who formerly spent significant time developing in the Stars’s farm system, got the start in the crease for the Golden Knights and finished with 36 […]
Changes are coming, and that should include putting Faksa between Benn and Radulov
Changes are coming. Dallas Stars head coach Ken Hitchcock made that clear after a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. After an encouraging five-game win streak, the Stars have lost back-to-back games against Central Division opponents and have fallen to 0-6-0 against the top three teams in their division. Stars captain Jamie […]
Defining Play: Stars can’t rise to the moment after fluky Nashville goal
Good teams respond to adversity. They embrace the challenge, overcome it and find a way to make up for the mistake. On Tuesday the Dallas Stars weren’t a good team in a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators. The Predators took a 2-0 lead on a fluky goal by an unlikely player in Cody McLeod […]
Stars post fourth straight win in 3-2 shootout victory over Blackhawks
Finishing off their home and home set against the Chicago Blackhawks, and looking to win their fourth straight game, the Dallas Stars were without Antoine Roussel due to an illness. They recalled Curtis McKenzie from the Texas Stars, and he slotted into the lineup on the fourth line for his first NHL game of the […]