So for people who have followed this blog or me over on twitter (Twitter) for quite some time, then hopefully you have heard about my opportunity at the end of the last season to be in the ‘Jersey off a player’s back’ event. I was called the day before the Stars’ last home game of the season, and before I knew it I had one of the greatest memories for me related to hockey.
Instead of going through the whole story all over again, I am going to put the link for the original story a few months ago and the [...]

If you have not heard by now, the NHL has chosen to reject Ilya Kovalchuk’s new deal with the New Jersey Devils, on the grounds that the deal circumvents the league’s salary cap and the current CBA (Story). Kovy’s 17-year deal at about $102 million was the talk of the league, fans, and forum boards for the last couple of days. Was it fair? Should contracts like this be allowed? Does anyone really expect him to play through those 7 years at the end only making $7 million during that period?
Well the NHL comes out yesterday after the Devils have [...]

The Dallas Stars sale process is starting to get interesting. At one point there was three main groups apparently showing serious interest in purchasing the franchise. But a group made up of former GM Jim Lites, Mike Modano, and Billy Quinn dropped out of the sale, against the wishes of some fans. So it is believed to be between Calgary oil-businessman Bill Gallacher and a group lead by Tom Gaglardi from Vancouver. Two very wealthy men from Canada who both have a love for hockey. Although current and disliked owner Tom Hicks said in the past that the sale of [...]

The Dallas Stars had some small activity happening this week, but the moves could mean a lot for the future of the team. First the Stars added to their coaching staff by making Willie Desjardins an Associate Coach. Desjardins has had success on a couple of levels during his coaching career. He coached the Medicine Hat Tigers for the last 8 seasons, leading them to WHL Championships in 2003 & 2004 and to being the runner-up at the 2007 Memorial Cup Tournament. He also was the assistant coach for Team Canada at the World Junior Championships in 2009 and in [...]

Trying to improve from within is now the goal for the Dallas Stars as we continue on the road towards next season. Free agency has come and gone for the most part and the Stars were not going to big buyers on the market anyways. The Stars current financial situation is well known and is not looking like it will get better anytime right away. The sale of the Texas Rangers is still up in the air, and the sale of the Stars will not fully kick off until the Rangers situation is figured out. So besides the slight additions [...]

Free agency has come, and it has gone. Or at least the big rush of movement and puzzling or surprising signings has already happened. Now there are just a few big name players floating around. We expected the Dallas Stars would not be active in the craziness of the free agency, and most of us were correct. They did pick up a back-up goalie type in Andrew Raycroft, and got Adam Burish as both players agreed to cheap 2-year deals. Burish is leaving the Chicago Blackhawks to come to Dallas, and is gritty right winger and tough guy/pest. He will [...]

There has been back and forth discussion among media and Mike Modano for the last few weeks about his future. It seems that Modano is leaning towards playing another season, but he kept saying that he was not sure if he is in the plans for the Stars for the next season. I woke up this morning to tweets and messages saying that now the Dallas Stars have decided not to offer Modano a contract for the next year. I was a little shocked and definitely upset. Modano has been my favorite Dallas player since I started following this team [...]

Last night the 2010 NHL draft kicked off with the first round taking place. There were a few surprises and a couple more moves after the few that happened earlier this week. But some of the huge moves that people were waiting for never happened, as names like Kaberle, Spezza, and Ribeiro stayed put at least for now. Dallas was in some talks but ultimately stayed quiet until it became time for them to pick with the 11th overall pick. At the time two of the top defenseman in Fowler and Gormley had slide down and were still there. As [...]