The Dallas Stars returned to the friendly confines of the American Airlines Center on Saturday night to square off against a Buffalo Sabres team (4-7-2) still trying to find it’s footing under new head coach Phil Housley. Dallas was coming off a five game road trip in which they only managed to collect four points […]
As Stars hit the road Roussel-Faksa-Pitlick line becomes even more valuable
Tyler Pitlick doesn’t have pleasant memories from playing against Antoine Roussel. As a skilled player with the Oklahoma City Barons and a right wing, Pitlick would often get matched up against Roussel and the Frenchmen did everything he could to get under Pitlick’s skin. “What do I remember about playing against Antoine?” Pitlick said with […]
STARS MAILBAG: Discipline with Hitch, high praise for Shore, and Honka to the minors?
Preseason results can be a bit misleading. Last season the Colorado Avalanche went 6-0 in exhibition games, they followed that up with the NHL’s worst regular season record. So diving too deep into preseason stats and results can be dangerous. However, there have been a couple encouraging preseason numbers from the Dallas Stars through five […]
Sunday with Hitch: Oleksiak brings defensive stability and who fits with Hanzal?
FRISCO, Texas — Back-to-back preseason games are going to act as a live audition for the 32 remaining players in Dallas Stars training camp. Ken Hitchcock said all of the players remaining, other than Martin Hanzal, will participate in the back-to-back preseason games on Monday against the Colorado Avalanche and Tuesday vs. the Minnesota Wild. […]
Stars Daily September 23: Dealing with an information overload
Fans and media members are going to get a bit of an information overload this season with Ken Hitchcock coaching the Dallas Stars. While Lindy Ruff was more reserved and kept things close to the vest, for example he would never even discuss starting goalies, Hitchcock enjoys sharing information. He likes to have lengthy chats […]
STARS MAILBAG: Hintz, Honka, and it's good to be back at the rink
It feels good to be back at the rink. After a lengthy, but busy, summer for the Dallas Stars it’s been nice to get back to the rink in Frisco this week and watch informal skates. It’s a nice sign that the season is actually right around the corner, and in less than two weeks […]