Tag: Dallas Stars

Around the Boards: Forsberg, Malkin returns but Kunitz out,

Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: It must a Swedish thing. Peter Forsberg seems to be as indecisive as Mats Sundin. Forsberg still isn't sure if he'll return to the NHL and may opt to stay in Sweden and play…

Mark Easson

Around the Boards: Sedin and Kovalchuk set backs, S. Niedermayer on the move that the Deadline?

Matthew Sekerer of the Globe and Mail: Daniel Sedin was hoping to return to the Canucks on Tuesday or tonight, but a set back to his broken foot has pushed back the expected return day till next week at the…

Mark Easson

Around the Boards: Thurs. Oct. 29th

From the RDS, through translation: Ilya Kovalchuk could be close to signing a 9 year deal with the Thrashers for more than $100 million, averaging $11.3 million per season. We'll write a separate blog to comment on this. James Murphy…

Mark Easson

Around the Boards: Tues. Oct. 27th

Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Looks like Kovalchuk will be out for at least 4 weeks. Bryan Mullen of The Tennessean: The Nashville Predators got some good news as it looks like Dan Hamhuis will be returning from an…

Mark Easson

Around the Boards – Fri. Oct. 16th

According to the Dallas Morning News, it might not be a surprise if Marty Turco is traded at some point this year. He'll be an unrestricted free agent, and no extension talk has taken place. Scott Clemmensen will get his…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors for October 14th

Fabian Brunnstrom may be a trading chip for the Dallas Stars as they are looking to add a puck-moving defenceman to quarterback their powerplay. James Neal and Loui Eriksson don't appear to be going anywhere. At yesterday's Washington Capitals practice,…

Mark Easson

The Pacific Division Player Movement

Here we'll take at the off-season player movement for the Pacific Division. Every day or two, we'll roll out player movement for each division. Which Pacific division team(s) do you think improved the most? Which team(s) will have trouble repeating…

Mark Easson

Alex Tanguay still out there

I think it's a little surprising that free agent winger Alex Tanguay is still out there. He's coming off a season where he only played in 50 games, but he did record 41 points. In 9 seasons, he's recorded 580…

Mark Easson

Jonas Gustavsson will wait for July 1st.

It looks like The "Monster" Jonas Gustavsson, the big Swedish Goaltender is widely regarded as the best goaltender outside the NHL, will wait for July 1st. and the free agency period before deciding where he will call home next season. The…

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Todays Snapshots

Here’s a quick look at some of today’s news stories and rumors from around the NHL... sources say the Toronto Maple Leafs have recieved some interest from several teams in veteran defenceman Tomas Kaberle. Steve Gorten of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel…

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Todays Snapshots

Here's a quick look at some of today's news stories... Scott C of the Calgary Herald says the Calgary Flames have decided to keep their pick in the 1st round this year and will give up next years 1st pick…

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Leafs’ Nieuwendyk lands GM post in Dallas

As reported by Kevin McGran at The Toronto Star  "When Joe Nieuwendyk left his front-office post with the Maple Leafs to take over the Dallas Stars, he did so with the blessing of GM Brian Burke"...     It's time for a…

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