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2013-2014 Season Preview: Defensemen and Goalies

Brenden Dillon Dillon was the single biggest and best surprise from last season. Entering the year fans were hoping that he would be a solid contributor. Dillon ended up being best defenseman on the team and was getting top-pair minutes by the latter stages of the season. He was largely (and criminally) ignored in the […]

2013-2014 Previews: Forwards Part Two

Shawn Horcoff Lifelong Oiler veteran Horcoff joined the Stars in a trade that sent Philip Larsen (recently placed on waivers by Edmonton) to Canada. In an offseason in which Dallas completely reworked their center depth, Horcoff was the final piece added. Horcoff, who was Edmonton’s captain, had a tough time in oil country living up […]

Central Division Update:7/29-8/5

The hockey doldrums are well underway, and this month is off to an extremely boring start. There was even less news than usual the past week. The Blackhawks had some minor news by officially signing Theo Peckham to a one-year deal worth $575K. The depth defenseman should spend most of his time in the AHL […]

Stars Unveil New Sweater Numbers

In some minor cosmetic moves, the Stars officially released the numbers for the new players on the team and a couple of number switches for returning players.   The new guys: 10 – Shawn Horcoff 17 – Rich Peverley 30 – Dan Ellis 43 – Valeri Nichushkin 55 – Sergei Gonchar 91 – Tyler Seguin […]

Checking in with the Central Division: 7/19-7/26

This past week saw the revelation of the schedule, Olympic roster invites and we finally found out the name of the division (which is plainly called the Central Division). Aside from that, it was mostly arbitration news around the division.   Chicago Blackhawks (~$2 million in cap space left) New to town: G Nikolai Khabibulin […]

Assessing the Olympic Chances for the Stars Players

The Winter Olympics are quite a ways away at this point, but that doesn’t mean that teams can’t start taking shape. Coaches have already been selected for the Canadian and American teams (and probably some others). Camp invites are going to be sent out soon, and most roster choices are pretty obvious. The Stars have […]

Stars 2013-14 Preseason Schedule Released

While the NHL still waffles about trying to figure out when to release the regular season schedule, the preseason schedule was just released. Stars fans will get their first glance at the new look team on Sept. 15 against the St. Louis Blues before playing six more preseason games. Three of the games will be […]

Stars Preseason Schedule Released

While the NHL still waffles about trying to figure out when to release the regular season schedule, the preseason schedule was just released. Stars fans will get their first glance at the new look team on Sept. 15 against the St. Louis Blues before playing six more preseason games. Three of the games will be […]

Division B Check-In – Free Agency Moves

In what can only be described as joyous relief, the Stars are finally out of the Pacific Division this season and will be playing in a division against teams that are across the geographic center of the U.S and Canada. Fewer 10 p.m. start times means much happier Stars fans. The other teams in Dallas’ […]

A Closer Look at the Stars’ Trades

It took one week for Jim Nill to put his stamp on the team. One week for him to completely overhaul the organization and bring some real excitement to the team. Stars fans are well aware of the two trades yesterday, so I won’t go into the details too much here. Some thoughts on what […]

NHL 2013 Draft: A Closer Look at the Stars Picks

Draft day is always an interesting time, but this draft for Dallas was especially interesting, mostly due to the Valeri Nichushkin draft pick. The rest of the draft day continued to be a bit odd as the Stars took a goalie early and used most of the other draft picks on left wings. The team […]

2013 NHL Mock Draft

1. Colorado Avalanche – Nathan MacKinnon (C) QMJHL I’ll be honest; I had Seth Jones going to the Avalanche for the longest time. A team with serious defensive issues and a good crop of centers were set up well to take the best defenseman in the draft, even if he wasn’t the best player. However, […]

Draft Profile: Samuel Morin

Today’s profile is over Samuel Morin, a giant defenseman who has spent the last two seasons playing with Rimouski in the QMJHL.   Profile Age: 17 (Born July 17, 1995) Height: 6’6” Weight: ~200 lbs Position: Defenseman Shoots: Left-handed   Scouting Ranks ISS: 32nd NHL CS: 23rd among American skaters Hockey Prospectus: 60th Future Considerations: […]

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