Archive for November, 2009
Power Rankings Round-Up
The big word in the power rankings this week is “goals.” Let’s see why…
Actual rank: 12th in league; 8th in West; 4th in Pacific.
Record: 7-4-6. L10: 4-3-3.
ESPN by Pierre LeBrun
Stars: 13 this week; 13 last week. “Marc Crawford’s group is producing goals: 3.18 per game, eighth in the NHL.”
Of Note: Montreal at 19 this week; [...]
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Tags: Brad Richards, Dave Tippett, Detroit Red Wings, ESPN, James Neal, Joe Pavelski, Marc Crawford, Montreal Canadiens, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, THN, TSN
Notes and +/- (DAL vs CGY)
Notes:
The three game stars, in order: Iginla, McElhinney, Richards
Stars were 0-5 on the power play and 3-4 on the penalty kill. Once again, they did not capitalize on a lengthy 5-on-3.
Dallas gave up their one-goal lead with 50 seconds left in regulation. They then failed to kill off a bad penalty in overtime, resulting in [...]
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Tags: Brad Richards, Calgary Flames, Curtis McElhinney, Dallas Stars, James Neal, Jarome Iginla, Jere Lehtinen, Karlis Skrastins, Loui Eriksson, Mike Modano, NHL, Nicklas Grossman, Regular Season, SHR +/-, Stephane Robidas, Tom Wandell, Trevor Daley
Weekly Picture Fantastic
Welcome to the WPF! This week we’re looking at Halloween weekend up until the Flames game last night.
October 30 was Coach Crow’s 1000th NHL game coached, and the Stars honored him before the puck drop.
We finally got Lehts and Mo back November 4th against the Flames.
I’m not sure why Morrow has a black eye when [...]
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Tags: Brenden Morrow, Brian Sutherby, Dallas Stars, Fabian Brunnstrom, Features, Jere Lehtinen, Joe Nieuwendyk, Marc Crawford, Mike Modano, NHL, Nicklas Grossman, Tom Wandell, Weekly Picture Fantastic
Power Rankings Round-Up
After a somewhat dismal group of games to close out October, let’s see what the media is saying about the Stars this week.
Actual rank: 10th in league; 6th in West; 4th in Pacific.
Record: 6-3-5. L10: 5-3-2.
ESPN by Pierre LeBrun
Stars: 13 this week; 14 last week. “Backup netminder (at least in theory) Alex Auld drew [...]
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Tags: Alex Auld, Boston Bruins, Brad Richards, Colorado Avalanche, Craig Anderson, Dallas Stars, ESPN, Fabian Brunnstrom, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jamie Benn, Marty Turco, NHL, Phoenix Coyotes, Power Rankings, THN, TSN, Yahoo
Mono. Shoulder problems. Broken wrist, broken hand. Combine all of these things, and you get one overpaid underwhelming center. Last season, we were quick to jump on Brad Richards. He didn’t play to expectations, seemed to be constantly unhappy, and apparently required a leadership role to feel comfortable with the team.
Now he’s (mostly) healthy and [...]
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Tags: Brad Richards, Dallas Stars, James Neal, Mr. Monthly Monday, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
Weekend Notes and +/-
Notes (DAL vs FLA):
The three game stars, in order: Reinprecht, Wandell, Horton
All three of Reinprecht’s goals came while the Morrow-Ribeiro-Benn line was on the ice.
The Stars recovered from a 3-0 deficit to force overtime, but were once again unable to score in the shootout.
The game was head coach Marc Crawford’s 1000th behind an NHL [...]
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Tags: Alex Auld, Brad Richards, Brenden Morrow, Brian Sutherby, Dallas Stars, Fabian Brunnstrom, Florida Panthers, James Neal, Jamie Benn, JP Dumont, Karlis Skrastins, Kevin Klein, Loui Eriksson, Marc Crawford, Mark Fistric, Marty Turco, Matt Niskanen, Mike Ribeiro, Nashville Predators, Nathan Horton, NHL, Patric Hornqvist, Regular Season, SHR +/-, Stephane Robidas, Steve Ott, Steven Reinprecht, Tom Wandell
