Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel needs surgery to address the lower-body injury he sustained Sunday against the Senators and will miss around six weeks of action, head coach Glen Gulutzan told reporters today (including Peter Baugh of The Athletic).
The Dallas Stars may have to go without one of their key young defensemen for the foreseeable future, as according to a report from NHL insider Frank Seravalli, Lian Bichsel is likely to miss “significant time” with the injury he suffered on Sunday.
Dallas defenseman Lian Bichsel hobbled off the ice with 4:21 remaining in the second period of the Stars' home game against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Lane Hutson put the rumors to bed about him playing for Team Canada someday, and talks about his Olympic snub. Elsewhere, Dallas Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel, who should be a shoo-in for the Swiss Olympic team, is banned from participating.
The Dallas Stars may have found a future defensive cornerstone as Lian Bichsel continues to prove doubters wrong, earning praise from Scott Wheeler and reshaping expectations for the team's blue line.
After gaining valuable experience as a rookie, Lian Bichsel is now positioned to take on a much larger role with the Dallas Stars defense. When an NHL team parts ways with multiple veterans in one offseason, it often signals an opportunity for the next wave of talent.
After learning the NHL game in his rookie season, Lian Bichsel now has a clear path to a bigger role with the Dallas Stars. When a team parts ways with multiple veterans in one summer, it usually means big changes are coming.
The Dallas Stars already boast one of the NHL's deepest rosters, but their upcoming training camp could feature a battle that goes beyond the veterans.
With veteran departures, Dallas Stars open the door for Lian Bichsel's breakout It's not every summer that a team makes room for a young player by moving on from multiple veterans, but the Dallas Stars have done exactly that.
The Dallas Stars have a towering young defenseman, Lian Bichsel, whose mix of size, grit, and playoff poise is making fans wonder if he could anchor their blue line for years.
The Dallas Stars could face a major problem if they fail to secure a long-term NHL role for a towering defensive prospect, because teams are watching closely and a trade or eventual departure could cost Dallas a rare piece of its future.
If forward Scorey- pardon, Corey Perry has taught us anything over the 101 regular season and playoff games the Edmonton Oilers have played so far in the 2024–25 season, it’s that age is just a number.
Corey Perry was upset the Oilers fell 6-3 in Game 1 against the Dallas Stars, and after the final whistle, he went after the 21-year old in ridiculous fashion.
It is now “Conference Final Eve,” an occasion Edmonton Oilers fans are celebrating for the third time in four years, after having only been able to celebrate it once in the previous 28 NHL seasons.
The Winnipeg Jets are entering the Trade Deadline with little bargaining pieces but plenty of cap space. That’s the set up for some low-cost lineup tinkering, with left-defense the most glaring issue on the roster.
The Dallas Stars will be without defenseman Lian Bichsel for the immediate future as he enters concussion protocol, Stars general manager Jim Nill confirmed Tuesday per Sean Shapiro of DLLS Sports.
In recent years, the Dallas Stars have been notorious for being a deep team, loaded with both veterans and young studs coming through the system. You don’t go to back-to-back Western Conference Finals by accident, and this is surely a big part of their success.
Over the past few months, the online discourse surrounding the Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames has recently reached a new level. Dallas’ biggest area of need as a “buyer” this season is help on defence.
The Dallas Stars’ top defensive prospect Lian Bichsel has elected to exercise the European Assignment Clause in his entry-level contract and return to Sweden for the rest of the season.