Panthers’ Bjugstad: Trade Bait?

With the 2017-18 National Hockey League season finally in the books, the focus now shifts to an offseason that may rival the Stanley Cup Final in terms of sheer excitement.…

Stars Hanzal out for Season

The Dallas Stars have announced that forward Martin Hanzal will be undergoing season-ending back surgery in the coming days. The recovery time for the procedure is expected to be six…

Stars to Eclipse Many Milestones in 2017-18

The Stars will be celebrating 25 years in Dallas this season. It was 1993 when the Minnesota North Stars realigned further south to become the Dallas Stars. Since that time…

Making Sense of Martin Hanzal

Why did the Dallas Stars sign Martin Hanzal? Virtually all of the Stars’ other offseason moves are easily understood: The team needed to make a coaching change, so Ken Hitchcock…

Alex Radulov Signs With the Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars started this summer with conviction when they traded for goalie Ben Bishop and defenseman Marc Methot. Then they bolstered their forward corps when they signed former Coyotes and Wild center Martin Hanzal. Monday came…

Stars Sign Martin Hanzal

The Dallas Stars have signed Czech forward Martin Hanzal to a 3-year, $14.25 million contract. The 30-year-old forward last played in the NHL with the Minnesota Wild. I may have forgotten…

2017 NHL Free Agency: Buyer Beware

The NHL free agency period has virtually become an annual event for teams to overpay on undeserving players. In the salary cap era, general managers have figured out the importance of…

5 Free Agents Bruins Should Avoid

The Boston Bruins are coming off a relatively successful season. There’s reason for optimism. They qualified for the playoffs, Brad Marchand made the leap to stardom, and David Pastrnak showed that…

Wild Go All-In with Hanzal

It was a big price to pay but Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher made it clear that he means business. The long-time GM put his cards on the table…