The Rule 5 Draft is nigh upon us, and the draft-eligible players have been set with all of the MLB’s 40-man rosters revealed for the upcoming 2018 season. The Rangers tend to be one of the more active teams during the Rule 5 draft and for the extremely low cost of player acquisition; it may […]
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Rangers Sign Doug Fister
“I’ve seen how big a nuisance they can be on the other side of the ball.” “I wanted to be a part of it.” “…leadership…” “…Adrian Beltre.” Well, at least we know that Doug Fister knows all the right things to say on his first day as a Texas Ranger. The news broke on Sunday […]
STARS MAILBAG: Retiring numbers, giving thanks, and Honka
It’s kind of an odd feeling, but this is my final mailbag at Wrong Side of the Red Line. The mailbag will be back next week, but that will be the first offering at The Upset. For those who missed the news, The Upset is a new DFW-based sports subscription site that will cover the […]
Stars Daily November 25: Carcasting the Stars win against Calgary
The Dallas Stars retired Jere Lehtinen’s No. 26 on Friday night and then defeated the Calgary Flames 6-4 in a wildly entertaining game at American Airlines Center. Like most home games, Owen Newkirk and I dissected the evening in the “Carcast.” You can listen in here: Housekeeping Notes The mailbag comes out today. Today’s Schedule […]
Tyler Seguin scores a hat trick and Stars douse Flames 6-4
The Dallas Stars took to the ice in Dallas on Friday evening in front of a capacity crowd that was nostalgic and misty eyed from the Jere Lehtinen number retirement ceremony. The number 26 will hang in the rafters at the AAC and will ring into eternity. In town to spoil the party was the […]
Morning Skate: Dallas Stars vs. Calgary Flames projected lineup
Flames projected lineup Johnny Gaudreau — Sean Monahan — Micheal Ferland Matthew Tkachuk — Mikael Backlund — Michael Frolik Sam Bennett — Mark Jankowski — Jaromir Jagr Kris Versteeg — Curtis Lazar — Troy Brouwer Mark Giordano — Dougie Hamilton TJ Brodie — Travis Hamonic Brett Kulak — Michael Stone Mike Smith David Rittich Scratched: […]