Stars Searching for Scoring Come Free Agency
The old adage goes, “to wish upon a shooting star,” but what happens when the stars are shooting blanks? Hell, relatively speaking, the Dallas Stars are barely shooting at all,…
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Stars Won’t Deal at Trade Deadline
Don’t expect the Dallas Stars to turn any heads at the trade deadline. Just don’t. The possibility of the front office making a significant move probably evaporated with Blake Coleman…
Stars’ Trade Deadline: All-in or Fold?
It’s like playing a game of Texas Hold ‘Em in the Wild West as the Dallas Stars approach the trade deadline. Country singer Kenny Rogers once sang “you gotta know…
Unbreakable Records: The St. Louis Blues and the 1978 NHL Draft
In 1978, the St. Louis Blues set an unbeatable record at the final NHL Amateur Draft. In the following year, the NHL allowed teams to draft players from the defunct…
Stars Being Tested by Honka Trade Request
Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill is likely to get at least a few offers for disgruntled defenseman Julius Honka. After all, many teams are in need of a right-handed,…
How the Dallas Stars Turned Insult into Success
The front office of any NHL franchise can make or break a team. They are tasked with acquiring a group of athletes with the ultimate goal of taking home Lord…
No Shame for Stars in Loss to Blues
In the end, the Dallas Stars just lost to a better team in the St. Louis Blues. There’s no shame in that, just hurt… and understandably so right after their…
Stars Should Re-Sign Zuccarello on Two Conditions
With the Dallas Stars’ first-round fate far from decided, Mats Zuccarello still hasn’t necessarily paid off as a trade-deadline acquisition. All anyone can say is it at least looks like…
NHL Rumors: Stars, Senators, Oilers, More
In today’s rumor rundown, there is news the Dallas Stars might be in the market for a rental player who can score and they may be going after a big…
Stars’ Seguin Still Shining in Dallas
Five years ago, newly-appointed general manager Jim Nill forged his legacy with the Dallas Stars when he made “The Trade.” On July 4, 2013, fireworks filled the skies, but none burned…
Dallas Stars’ Free Agent Needs and Wants
The opening of the 2018 NHL free agency period is one that hockey fans have circled on their calendars in big red marker. Some refer to July 1 as “Hockey…
Stars Draft Options & Jim Nill’s History
Jim Nill has been manning the Dallas Stars’ war room since he joined the team in April of 2013. As the city of Dallas prepares to host the 2018 NHL…