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All-Time Stars: The players we forgot were once Dallas Stars

ByJohn Grux|
GLENDALE, AZ - APRIL 13: Goaltender Tim Thomas #30 of the Dallas Stars in action during the NHL game against the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena on April 13, 2014 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Stars 1-0. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - APRIL 13: Goaltender Tim Thomas #30 of the Dallas Stars in action during the NHL game against the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena on April 13, 2014 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Stars 1-0. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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DALLAS – JANUARY 9: Matthew Barnaby #77 of the Dallas Stars fights against Josh Gratton #24 of the Phoenix Coyotes on January 9, 2007 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Coyotes won 5-2. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS – JANUARY 9: Matthew Barnaby #77 of the Dallas Stars fights against Josh Gratton #24 of the Phoenix Coyotes on January 9, 2007 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Coyotes won 5-2. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

5. Matthew Barnaby (2006-07)

Matthew Barnaby earned 7 points and 127 penalty minutes with the Dallas Stars in 2006-07. It was Barnaby’s final NHL season, capping a decent, 14-year career.

The Stars signed Barnaby with the intent of improving the team’s ability to play physical. However, the Ottawa native’s one-year deal is often forgotten by Stars fans because it shares the same offseason as the Lindros signing.

Barnaby was one of the most aggressive forwards of his era and no stranger to dropping the gloves. The former 4th round pick (1992) of the Buffalo Sabres registered 11 fights during his time in Dallas. His last career fight was a brief, January 2007 scrap with Josh Gratton of the Arizona Coyotes.

The Dallas Stars were a more physical team in 2006-07 and clinched the Western Conference’s 6th seed. However, the 3rd-seeded Vancouver Canucks powered by the Sedin twins ended Dallas’s season in the 7th game of the quarterfinals.

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