by Darryl Houston Smith | Jan 16, 2017 | Dallas Stars, Homepage
When Jason Spezza was fourteen years old, he was often compared to Mario Lemieux because of his style of play. That’s a lot of pressure for a young man, but he bore it well and became a stand-out pro and future Hall-of-Famer in his own right. He played for the Ottawa...
by Mike Stern | Jan 11, 2017 | Dallas Stars, Homepage, NHL
The regular season has become an up and down, inconsistent jumble for the Dallas Stars. One night after equaling a season high for goals in a 6-4 gut check of a victory that snapped a three-game losing streak, the Stars were unable to solve Anaheim goalie John...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 11, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, Homepage, NHL
Goal scoring is good, and I’m the first to say I’d love to take NHL goalies to the car wash, hose off all their extra equipment, and put them back in to the net less as marshmallow men, so that shooters have some space to hit. But on Tuesday night, the...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 10, 2017 | Dallas Stars, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Forget analysis. Here’s pure impression about what happened in LA on Monday night with Dallas in town. You decide at the end if what I saw corresponds to your stats-happy, super-fancy way of looking at the game. First period. Jordan Nolan seemed like he was never off...
by Mike Stern | Jan 7, 2017 | Dallas Stars, Homepage, NHL
The new year’s resolution was actually established in December. The Dallas Stars realized they needed to take advantage of a lengthy eight-of-nine game homestand and move closer to the top of the Western Conference standings than to the cellar. Dallas did just that,...
by Mike Stern | Dec 13, 2016 | Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Homepage, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers
The Stars went holiday shopping in Philadelphia and Chicago, seeking to pick up some points and improve their position in the Central Division and Western Conference standings. But all they had to show for workmanlike outings on consecutive days were ugly lumps of...