When your minor league players aren’t protected by the MLBPA and make about as much money as a carnival worker, you have to expect that some of them are going to occasionally sell off some gear to pay for whatever it is that these minor leaguers want to buy. Food? Soap? Who knows? At any […]
The Upset
Now a fixture on the blue line, patience paid off for Greg Pateryn
In October Greg Pateryn was just “sticking with it.” He was the eighth defender on the Stars depth chart, hadn’t played a single game, and was essentially a glorified practice player that helped goalie coach Jeff Reese warm-up Kari Lehtonen before morning skates. It seemed pretty clear, the Dallas Stars didn’t have any plans of […]
12/6/17 – The Rangers Upset Update, now with 100% more Conspiracy Theories!
It’s my birthday today, so for that reason, all our Rangers news is being combined into one article, and then I’m going to eat some cake and steak, not in that order. You hear that, Shohei??? We have steak here!! Assuming you care at all about the baseball off-season, this one in particular is interesting for […]
Ben Bishop out at least one game with sore back
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop will miss at least one game with a sore back. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said Bishop is day-to-day and wouldn’t travel with the team for a game against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Hitchcock said he is hopeful that Bishop will be back for Saturday’s game […]
Defining Play: Stars can’t rise to the moment after fluky Nashville goal
Good teams respond to adversity. They embrace the challenge, overcome it and find a way to make up for the mistake. On Tuesday the Dallas Stars weren’t a good team in a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators. The Predators took a 2-0 lead on a fluky goal by an unlikely player in Cody McLeod […]
Joey Gallo and the Impossible Possible
In 2015, Joey Gallo hit a home run that I will remember forever. The Rangers were in Los Angeles, and Clayton Kershaw was on the mound. He threw a 1-1 slider to Gallo that stayed just high enough for Gallo to make solid contact. And when Gallo makes solid contact, well… we know what happens. […]