STARS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Stars demote Jamie Oleksiak to the AHL
The Dallas Stars have demoted Jamie Oleksiak to the AHL. He’s been a healthy scratch in several game recently, and a young player like him doesn’t grow while watching from the press box. He has plenty of potential, but the 6-foot-7, 250 pound monster of a defender still needs more time to iron out his game.
He’ll get that chance in the minors.
Since the Stars used their 14th...
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Stars Fiddler to IR; recall Gaunce in reaction to Rome injury
The Dallas Stars have announced that forward Vernon Fiddler has been moved to the team's injured reserved list retroactive to the Upper Body Injury that he suffered on December 7th against the Philadelphia Flyers.The move was, in part, an attempt to clear roster space for the team to recall defenseman Cameron Gaunce from the Texas Stars, the team's AHL affiliate in the...
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Bill Meltzer: Star Gazing: Whitney Ends Drought, Stars Come Back to Win
Although he's always been a playmaker first and foremost, there has never been a doubt that Dallas Stars forward Ray Whitney also knows how to put the puck in the net himself. After all, he has 379 goals in his 1,289-game regular season NHL career.
Even so, when a player is 41 years old and stuck on one goal for the season during a drought that spanned 13 games with one assist...
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Stars put Fiddler on IR, recall Gaunce
On Monday, the Dallas Stars announced that veteran forward Vernon Fiddler has been placed on IR with an upper-body injury, retroactive to Dec. 7.
In Fiddler’s place, Dallas has recalled Cameron Gaunce from AHL Texas.
Fiddler, 33, has two goals and eight points in 28 games for Dallas this season. The checking forward saw his name surface in trade rumors last month, but proceeded...
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Ryan Garbutt Levels Mark Scheifele Into Own Bench After Hard Check Sends Him Flipping Over Boards (GIF)
Mark Scheifele got some assistance getting off the ice on Saturday afternoon, but the rookie centerman probably would’ve liked to reach his bench on his own accord.
During the first period of the Dallas-Winnipeg matchup, Ryan Garbutt welcomed Scheifele to the league with a check that sent the first-year player flying. Garbutt leveled the Jets winger, flipping him over the boards...
WATCH: Stars rookie Nichuskin scores pretty goal against Winnipeg
Dallas Stars rookie forward Valeri Nichushkin has been having a great first season in the NHL and on Saturday he had a fantastic goal against the Winnipeg Jets. Nichushkin showed great burst in the neutral zone and turned Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec inside out as the Stars went on to win 6-4. [YouTube]
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Dallas Stars suffer severe power outage
The Dallas Stars have all the ingredients needed to build a great power play.They have shooters and playmakers and puck-rushing defensemen. They have a bit of size, too, for what the coaches today call “net-front presence.”And yet the Stars are the NHL’s least-efficient team with the man advantage, converting at a meager 10.5 percent rate. So instead of bidding for a top seed...
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Johnny Oduya Nearly Takes Skate Blade to Face, Saved From Serious Injury by Visor (GIF)
Johnny Oduya didn’t have to wear a visor under the league’s new mandatory rules, but he’s sure glad he was wearing one on Tuesday night.
During Chicago’s Tuesday matchup against the Dallas Stars, the Blackhawks’ defenseman started a breakout with a pass from his own zone. Under pressure from Stars forward Ryan Garbutt, Oduya dipped a shoulder to defend himself. Garbutt...
Johnny Oduya’s visor saved him from being disfigured, scarred and possibly blind (GIF)
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya should be thanking his lucky stars that he has elected to wear a visor during games. Had it not be for that protective piece attached to his helmet, the 32-year-old veteran could have been in some serious trouble after Dallas Stars winger Ryan Garbutt came barreling into him during Tuesday’s […]The post Johnny Oduya’s visor saved him...
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It's hard to describe Valeri Nichushkin, but he could be very special
The fact Valeri Nichushkin is the first 18-year-old to play for the Stars since the franchise moved to Dallas in 1993 tells you he’s different.
The fact he’s the first Stars rookie to score four points in a game since Jere Lehtinen did it in 1996 tells you he’s gifted.
The fact teammates believe he’s only scratching the surface of his potential tells you he’s special...
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Valeri Nichushkin Opening Eyes In Dallas
from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,
The fact Valeri Nichushkin is the first 18-year-old to play for the Stars since the franchise moved to Dallas in 1993 tells you he’s different.
The fact he’s the first Stars rookie to score four points in a game since Jere Lehtinen did it in 1996 tells you he’s gifted.
The fact teammates believe he’s only scratching...
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Tyler Seguin Scores Natural Hat Trick on Free Hat Day, Jamie Benn Scoops Up Some Caps for His Linemate (Video)
Tyler Seguin picked a mighty fine day to net a hat trick, triggering a flood of green caps onto the ice, as his feat happened to come on free hat day.
The 21-year-old center recorded three consecutive goals in the second period to secure the natural hat trick and lead his Stars to a 5-1 victory over the Flyers on Saturday afternoon. The hats didn’t rain down instantly, however...
Dallas Stars dominate the Flyers despite lack of defensive depth
Despite the icy roads in the Dallas area, the Dallas Stars fans that were able to make it to the American Airlines Center were not disappointed. They were treated by an impressive offensive showdown by the Dallas Stars. The game resulted in the Stars beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1.
Entering this game there was hesitation whether the lack of experience on defense would hurt the...
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11 days ago
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Time on Stars' Penalty Kill and Power Play Accelerating Chiasson's Development
Late last season, Dallas Stars fans got their first glimpse of Alex Chiasson at the NHL level and the early returns were quite solid on the young right winger as he was a point per game player (6-1-7) in the first seven games of his NHL career.
So, when the 23-year-old forward who was a second-round pick of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft picked up right where he left off to start this...
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Robidas injury impacts Stars on several fronts
DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in a shootout on Friday night at American Airlines Center, but after that 2-1 setback, the main topic on everyone's minds was the welfare of veteran defenseman Stephane Robidas.
At 36, Robidas or "Robi" as he is known in Stars circles, isn't the oldest player on the Dallas roster as that honor belongs to...
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