DALLAS — So much for the good feelings. After winning five straight games, including three against the Central Division, the Dallas Stars laid an egg in a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. On a night when the Predators could have had an excusable lackluster showing playing the second half of a back-to-back, […]
The Upset
Win Streak Hits a Wall as Stars Fall Prey to Predators 5-2
The lustrous yellow of the Jere Lehtinen laces worn by the Stars during this incredible stretch of play was finally snuffed out by the Nashville Predators–a team serious about yellow. Though the Predators were playing their second game in two nights, and on the road, they took the Stars’s lunch money and won in convincing […]
“Pitch or Go Home.” Anthony Gose meets the Arlington media
The accent is the first thing you notice. Anthony Gose was raised in Bellflower, California, about halfway between Los Angeles and Long Beach, just north of Lakewood. By borders, it’s a small community, an anonymous cog in a mega-city, boasting little more than a couple of shopping centers, a handful of hotels, and a K-Mart. […]
Morning Skate: Stars hoping to extend win streak against Predators
DALLAS — This should be a fun one. The Dallas Stars are trying to extend a season-long five-game win streak, tied for the longest current streak in the NHL, and have seemingly found the proper mix of depth scoring and execution to compete for a top-three playoff spot in the Central Division. “We’re a lot […]
The Athleticism of Willie Calhoun
Athleticism is a tool that is often misunderstood based on a player’s speed, build, and weight. While those are important to note in an overall view of athleticism, they aren’t the only key factors in determining whether or not a player is a quality athlete. It’s important to look beyond these easily identifiable traits in […]
So, Mike Minor is a Ranger, huh?
After a flurry of deals Monday afternoon–four players signed to minor-league deals and Tony Barnette returned to the fold on a one-year deal—the Rangers waited until later in the day for news to leak out about perhaps the biggest move of the day (no, still not that one). Mike Minor, soon-to-be-30-year-old left-hander who was a […]