The Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens have always had a strong connection. Bob Gainey, the Stars first general manager and coach in Dallas, was a legendary player for Montreal and through both attitude and transactions, he made the early Dallas Stars feel like a southern Habs outpost. We’ve gotten a nice reminder of those organization […]
The Upset
Rangers Add Six to 40-Man Roster
Don’t call it a rebuild, but as recently as Monday morning, the Rangers found themselves with just 75% of a roster. A trade and a slew of contract purchases later, and they now sit at 37 slots filled on the 40-man roster. In all, six minor league players were added to the 40-man in advance […]
Rangers and Yankees Trade Minor-League Pitchers
Here we go: the Rangers have made their first 40-man addition of the 2017-2018 offseason, trading left-handed pitcher Reiver Sanmartin to the New York Yankees for right-handed pitcher Ronald Herrera. It makes sense for the Yankees: they needed a 40-man roster spot in advance of the Rule 5 draft deadline. Texas, after a spate of […]
Marc Methot out 4 to 6 weeks, Martin Hanzal dealing with hand injury
FRISCO, Texas — Marc Methot will miss four to six weeks with a knee injury. Methot hasn’t played since Nov. 6 against the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Methot had his knee scoped. “The leg was coming around, started to get his rehab, and skating and it didn’t get better,” […]
Antoine Roussel makes most of limited minutes and top-line opportunity in Stars victory
DALLAS — Antoine Roussel made the most of limited minutes in the Dallas Stars 6-3 win against the Edmonton Oilers. The left winger only had 15 shifts for 7 minutes, 14 seconds of ice time. During that time he scored, had two assists, and racked up 12 minutes in penalties. Roussel started the game on […]
Antoine Roussel tallies 3 points and Stars beat Oilers 6-3
Coming off a long, hard stare in the mirror after a dismal performance on the road (0-2-1), the Dallas Stars welcomed the comforts of home and took to the ice in a Saturday matinee against an eerily similar team that has failed to live up to expectations–the Edmonton Oilers (7-10-2). Kari Lehtonen (.910 SV%) got the […]