DALLAS — This may have been the low point of the Dallas Stars season. While they’ve had longer losing streaks this season, the back-to-back losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings sandwiched around the All-Star break were no-shows. On Tuesday the Kings were bigger, better, and most importantly, actually looked like they […]
The Upset
Stars Get Worked Over in 3-0 Loss to Kings
Long breaks between games have not been kind to the Dallas Stars this season, and that trend continued on Tuesday evening as they fell to the Los Angeles Kings 3-0. Darcy Kuemper was in net for the ailing Jonathan Quick, and the Stars once again struggled with a backup goaltender with Kuemper turning in a […]
Fake Baseball: Round Two of the Tournament of Rangers begins!
(The real-life Rangers signed Jonathon Niese to a minor-league deal today. He’ll get an invite to Spring Training, joining 61 others in the big-league locker room as the race to 25 begins. Niese pitched for the Mets from 2008-2015, then was traded to the Pirates for Neil Walker before the 2016 season. By August 1st, […]
MORNING SKATE: Dan Hamhuis set to play in 1,000th NHL game
DALLAS — It’s been a reflective time for Dan Hamhuis. That’s what happens when you’re about to become the 318th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 games played. “It feels pretty special I guess to be in such a small number of guys to get there,” Hamhuis said. “Never expected it going in that […]
Fake Baseball: All-Time Rangers tournament, Round One (Day Two)
Welcome back, fake-baseball fans! We are on a mission to determine, with absolute(ly no) certainty, once and for all, who was the best Rangers team of all time. We’ve had a little feedback on the various social media channels insisting that this is a pointless exercise, because the 2011 team is far and away the only […]
For Dan and Sarah Hamhuis, reaching 1,000 NHL games is a family achievement
Dan and Sarah met as 16-year-olds. Dan was new in town, had recently moved to Prince George to play for the Western Hockey League’s Cougars, and because of alphabetical order — Hamhuis and Griffin — had a locker next to Sarah. He was shy and quiet, but was introduced to Sarah through a mutual friend. […]