CHICAGO — As part of the NHL Draft Festivities the NHL Centennial Fan Arena has taken up residence in the parking lot across the street from the United Center. The traveling exhibit, which visited Dallas back in January, is miniature hockey Hall of Fame on wheels. Century old skates worn by Georges Vezina hang on […]
The Upset
Rick Wilson, Stu Barnes, and Curt Fraser re-hired as Stars assistant coaches
When Ken Hitchcock was hired (or more properly, re-hired) by the Dallas Stars in April he spoke about the importance of having strong assistant coaches. He wanted a staff of what he called “coordinators” that understood what it’s like to work with the detail-oriented coach. Hitchcock wanted assistants that could serve as a conduit to […]
Counting the cards: How Cody Eakin ended up in Vegas
CHICAGO — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill got the official confirmation around lunch time on Wednesday. Nill always had an idea that Cody Eakin would be the selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL Expansion Draft. But Nill wasn’t certain and he prefers to work in absolutes rather than hearsay. So while […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Expansion lists, Val, Vegas, and Eakin
The Dallas Stars protection list is set and NHL expansion is officially less than 72 hours away. How will the next three days look for the Stars? Are there side deals being made with the Vegas Golden Knights? And who ultimately ends up in Vegas? Ryan Satkowiak and I sat down to discuss on Sunday […]
STARS MAILBAG: Let's talk about expansion
For the Dallas Star there weren’t many surprises when the NHL revealed expansion protection lists this morning at 9:00, er, 9:30 a.m. And Jim Nill handled his assets the same way I would have in this situation. We have to remember the expansion draft is all bout asset management, and the Stars protected their most […]
Dallas Stars protection list finalized, Cody Eakin and Dan Hamhuis exposed
The Dallas Stars protection list is out for the 2017 NHL Expansion draft and the following players are protected: Forwards Jamie Benn, Jason Spezza, Tyler Seguin, Radek Faksa, Valeri Nichushkin, Antoine Roussel, Brett Ritchie Defenders John Klingberg, Esa Lindell, Stephen Johns Goalie Ben Bishop The following players are exposed: Forwards Cody Eakin, Curtis McKenzie, Adam […]