DALLAS — Throughout the preseason one thing has remained consistent for the Dallas Stars — Jamie Oleksiak continues to impress Ken Hitchcock. That trend continued on Monday when the Stars fell to the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in their third preseason game. Hitchcock has indicated multiple times that Oleksiak would be a nice fit on the […]
STARS MAILBAG: Radulov's locker room impact, defensive questions, and depth
The mailbag is loaded this week and I can’t think of a worthy intro at this moment, so let’s get started… Comment from discussion Mailbag, time for questions. Alexander Radulov is the type of player you want on your hockey team, and that has nothing to do with his all-world skill. Both on and off […]
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.
STARS MAILBAG: Let's talk about expansion
For the Dallas Star there weren’t many surprises when the NHL revealed expansion protection lists this morning at 9:00, er, 9:30 a.m. And Jim Nill handled his assets the same way I would have in this situation. We have to remember the expansion draft is all bout asset management, and the Stars protected their most […]
Projecting the Dallas Stars protection list for NHL expansion
Over the course of the past 12 months the anatomy of the Dallas Stars protection list has evolved greatly. Players that were locks to be protected last October could easily be exposed, while those who used to be also-rans on the roster suddenly give you an uneasy feeling about losing them in expansion. And on […]
Stephen Johns benched for mistakes in Dallas Stars 2-0 loss to Boston Bruins
Stephen Johns was stuck in Lindy Ruff’s dog house in the Dallas Stars 2-0 loss to the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Johns, who has struggled recently, looked bad on each of the Stars goals against. On the first goal he turned the puck over, on the second he didn’t pay attention and let Torey Krug […]