Esa Lindell put his head down, pulled a loose puck out of a scrum of bodies, and planned on shooting it the length of the ice as the Dallas Stars clung to a 3-2 third period lead against the Detroit Red Wings on Oct. 10. But a voice told him not to ice the puck. […]
Stars Daily October 17: Risks outweigh rewards in Stars recent fights
Hockey fights have been a constant point of discussion, myself included, this week after Tyler Seguin fought Colorado Avalanche defender Patrik Nemeth on Saturday. That fight came one game after Stephen Johns fought Cody McLeod in a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators. Both Stars fighters were applauded by their teammates and coach Ken Hitchcock. […]
Hamhuis could return against Avalanche, Oleksiak potentially healthy scratch
FRISCO, Texas — Dan Hamhuis could return to the Dallas Stars lineup on Saturday against the Colorado Avalanche. Hamhuis missed the past two games with a groin injury and had his first full skate with the team Friday. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said the team would see how Hamhuis responds in morning skate and if […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stars Daily September 26: Looking at the depth chart after four preseason games
Throughout the preseason Ken Hitchcock has said the final preseason game on Saturday will be close to his final roster. Sure a couple players could still push for a final spot in that game, but tonight’s home game against the Minnesota Wild is likely the final proving ground before another round of roster cuts. So […]