Archive for June, 2009
Jere Lehtinen Stays A Star
The Dallas Stars signed Jere Lehtinen to a one-year $1.5 million contract (with a possible $1 million more in incentives) today. This is a major paycut for Lehtinen, who made $4.1 million last season.
His willingness to take a hometown discount is great news for the Stars, and will hopefully serve as an example to other [...]
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Tags: Dallas Stars, Jere Lehtinen, NHL, offseason
Rounds 2-7
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft concludes today, with the Stars selecting four more forwards in rounds 2-6.
Round 2, 38th overall: Alex Chiasson
Chiasson is similar to first round pick Scott Glennie in that he’s a right shot right wing with good size that needs to build up strength. He’s a competitive player, a hard worker, [...]
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The Dallas Stars chose forward Scott Glennie as their first round pick tonight, despite Kulikov, Cowen, and Paajarvi all slipping down within reach.
Glennie is a versatile forward, who could possibly fill the Stars’ growing need for a right wing/right shot. This does bring a few questions to mind, though:
Was this a move to fill a [...]
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Tags: 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Dallas Stars, NHL, Scott Glennie
Dallas Stars Mike Modano, Brenden Morrow, and Marty Turco participated with other (mostly sports) celebrities like Mark Cuban, Joey Fatone, and Warren Sapp to raise money benefiting the Mike Modano Foundation and the Heroes Foundation.
Modano was on the Black Sox, with Cuban, Sapp, and Jason Witten. Morrow and Turco were on the Red Sox with [...]
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Tags: 2009 Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game, Brenden Morrow, Dallas Stars, Mark Cuban, Marty Turco, Mike Modano
Why Crawford Is Not Sean Avery
Stars fans, remember that feeling you got last summer? First the news leaked… Sean Avery, coming to Dallas? Then, it became official. There was hesitation. It just looked like a bad idea. It felt like a bad idea. Then the press conference. Is he really wearing that? Is this what we’re getting into? You tried [...]
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Tags: Dallas Stars, Dave Tippett, Joe Nieuwendyk, Marc Crawford, offseason
Nieuwendyk and the Big Picture
During his press conference, Nieuwendyk stated that he would prefer to draft his team into contention rather than try and hit it big with free agency. He made a point of saying that the Stars are Morrow’s team, and that he would like to see them all play with his kind of passion. He’s said [...]
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Tags: Dallas Stars, Dave Tippett, Joe Nieuwendyk, offseason, Tom Hicks
It’s official. Dave Tippett is out, Marc Crawford is in. Lamb is also out as assistant coach, but we don’t know yet about Rick Wilson and Stu Barnes.
Crawford has coached for the Nordiques, Canucks, and LA Kings, with little postseason success (has not seen the playoffs since before the lockout) despite some very strong regular [...]
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Tags: Dallas Stars, Dave Tippett, Joe Nieuwendyk, Marc Crawford, offseason
