Tag: Dallas Stars

Top 10 Best NHL Contracts: Rankings 1 to 5

And we’re down to the final five contracts that I love. While the validation of my “Worst” contract list is nice, I feel like narrowing down the ‘best of’ list was much harder. In all honesty, GMs make far more…

Carolyn Wilke

Morning Hits: Bruins, Pens, Stars, Rangers, Devils and Flyers

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: On the Bruins ... Bruins defenseman Matt Irwin cleared waivers yesterday and will report to Providence of the AHL. Irwin had a couple costly turnovers that led to goals and was a minus five through two…

Mark Easson

Rumors and Notes: Hawks, Sabres, Stars, Leafs, Kings and More

Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Source is saying that the Blackhawks are actively looking for a defenseman. Their top four are set - Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Trevor Daley. Their bottom…

Mark Easson

Predicting Division, Conference and Stanley Cup Winners

We've compiled a some predictions from Sportsnet, NHL.com, ESPN and The Fourth Period - picking Division, Conference and Stanley Cup winners. 26 people made predictions for division winners, and 42 for Conference and Stanley Cup winners. Atlantic - Tampa Bay…

Mark Easson

News: 2015-16 Opening Day NHL Rosters For All Teams

Image from BeerLeagueBlog.ca Opening day rosters (as of 10:00 AM, ET) as released by the NHL PR. Anaheim Ducks Frederik Andersen, Kevin Bieksa, Andrew Cogliano, Simon Despres, Cam Fowler, Ryan Getzlaf, Carl Hagelin, Shawn Horcoff, Tim Jackman, Ryan Kesler, Anton Khudobin,…

Mark Easson

Injuries: Bruins, Pens, Ducks, Flames, Kings, Sens and Lightning

Joe Haggerty of the CSNNE: The Bruins put Zdeno Chara on the IR, but he could be eligible to return for their season opener. He suffered an upper-body injury on Sept. 24th, and hasn't skated with teammates since then. Bob…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: PTOs, Torres, Ritchie, Roy and Spotters

Eric Stephens: The Ducks have invited Sheldon Brookbank and Vitaly Vishnevski to training camp. Roger Millions: The Flames have invited defenseman Douglas Murray to training camp on a PTO. Roger Millions: The Flames have invited defenseman Aaron Johnson to training…

Mark Easson

Dallas Stars 2015-16 Season Primer

Looking at the Dallas Stars heading into this season - outlook, potential lines, roster, top prospects, draft history, stats and season schedule. 2014-15 record: 41-31-10, 92 points Where they finished: 6th in the Central Division, 10th in the Western Conference,…

Carolyn Wilke

Injury Notes: Senators, Stars, Islanders, and Hurricanes

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators Chris Phillips cracked a vertebra while rehabbing and will require at least another month of rehab. GM Bryan Murray released a statement yesterday. “Chris has experienced a setback in his recovery from back…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Devils, Bruins, Blues, Leafs, and Seguin

Tom Gulitti of The Record: It is still not known if Devils winger Ryane Clowe will play this season or ever again. A decision on Bryce Salvador's future is expected to be announced later this week, with it likely being…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Bruins, Stars, and Sharks

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: (mailbag) Cody Franson has talked to the Sabres about a two year deal, and he's likely had talks with other teams about a shorter term contract. He's likely holding out for a longer term deal and may be…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Stamkos, Bishop, Stone, Nichushkin, the Sharks’ captain, and Sydor

From Corey Long, NHL.com correspondant, on Stamkos and Bishop: Long speculates on a number of pressing issues for the Lightning next season, including the need to re-sign Stamkos. Long notes that Stamkos has said he wants a contract similar to…

Sean Tierney