Welcome to The Upset. Take a look around. You’ll notice the Wrong Side of the Red Line archives have been imported. You’ll also likely notice the first new story at this site, a feature on how some Dallas Stars juggle life as both a dad and a professional hockey player. Joining this site first became […]
Defining play: Mattias Janmark beats Duncan Keith in overtime
Mattias Janmark picked a key moment for the first multi-goal game of his NHL career. Fifty-one seconds into overtime the Swedish forward picked up a loose puck, flew past a defenseman recently picked as one of the 100 best players in NHL history, and delivered a 4-3 overtime victory for the Dallas Stars against the […]
STARS MAILBAG: Hockey in Houston? Lineups? And is it time to panic?
Reports surfaced this week that Houston could be a future destination for an NHL franchise. Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta has recently met with the NHL to discuss bringing a second team to Texas, and after the former owner — Les Alexander — essentially killed off hockey in Houston, there is hope amongst hockey fans […]
Lightning strike Stars 6-1 behind four points from Stamkos
Heading into the third and final game of this east coast stint, the Dallas Stars found themselves facing their stiffest competition of the trip, and, perhaps, of the year. The Tampa Bay Lightning (14-2-2) have been playing like the best team in the NHL and show no signs of slowing down any time soon. The […]
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 […]