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Matt Pryor

Matt blogged about all things hockey at On Goal Analysis/The OGA Blogs from 2008-2014 and has written several travel articles for The Dallas Morning News. He began covering the Dallas Stars and Florida Panthers for The Hockey Writers in August 2015. Matt is also writing a biography of "Tex" Rickard, the Texas cowboy who founded the New York Rangers and the Madison Square Garden Corporation.

Dallas Stars Download: Preseason Edition

Matt Pryor | September 27, 2017

The Dallas Stars cruised past a Minnesota Wild squad made up mostly of ‘bubble’ players and AHLers Tuesday night. With the 4-1 victory, the Stars improved to 3-2-0 in September.…

Categories Column, Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars Download: Training Camp Edition

Matt Pryor | September 19, 2017

After the injury-riddled bust that was the 2016-17 season, it was quite fitting that the Stars should open Training Camp 2017 in a building just off the aptly-named New Hope…

Categories Column, Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars Roster Predictions 2017-18

Matt Pryor | August 23, 2017

After a disappointing 2016-17 season exposed the Dallas Stars’ flaws, changes were in order. Stars general manager Jim Nill took care of business between April and July, replacing Lindy Ruff…

Categories Dallas Stars

Making Sense of Martin Hanzal

Matt Pryor | August 4, 2017

Why did the Dallas Stars sign Martin Hanzal? Virtually all of the Stars’ other offseason moves are easily understood: The team needed to make a coaching change, so Ken Hitchcock…

Categories Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars Top 4 Prospects 2017

Matt Pryor | July 13, 2017

The Dallas Stars are building a formidable prospect pipeline, thanks to the Detroit Red Wings. Between 1990 and 2017, the Red Wings qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs an amazing…

Categories Dallas Stars, Stars Prospects

Stars’ Summer Going Swimmingly

Matt Pryor | June 29, 2017

After a 2016-17 season as disappointing and frustrating as the Dallas Stars and their fans endured, some changes were needed. General Manager Jim Nill and his staff have been hard…

Categories Dallas Stars, Stars Transactions

Drafting Done Wrong: The Dallas Stars’ 2003 Debacle

Matt Pryor | June 10, 2017

WARNING: This article is grossly unfair to the Dallas Stars. It’s unfair because A) drafting 17- and 18-year-olds is a crapshoot, B) hindsight is 20/20 and C) you can plug…

Categories Dallas Stars, NHL Entry Draft

Plotting the Stars’ next Move

Matt Pryor | May 23, 2017

What can the Dallas Stars get for Cody Eakin? That question must be on General Manager Jim Nill’s mind as June 17 approaches. On that date, he’ll submit a list…

Categories Dallas Stars, Editor's Choice

Stars Capture Kings’ Bishop

Matt Pryor | May 10, 2017

Big Ben is coming to Big D. Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill took not a small step, but a giant leap toward fixing his club’s goalie situation Tuesday afternoon,…

Categories Dallas Stars, Stars Transactions

Welcome Back, Hitchcock

Matt Pryor | April 14, 2017

The Dallas Stars turned to the past in order to move forward, introducing Ken Hitchcock as head coach at a Thursday morning press conference. Hitch: “This is like coming home.” pic.twitter.com/xmkMsgOc9S — Dallas…

Categories Dallas Stars

Where Will Lindy Ruff Land?

Matt Pryor | April 6, 2017

As the Dallas Stars’ most disappointing season in over 20 years comes to a close, the summer of 2017 promises to be one of change for the organization. General Manager Jim…

Categories Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers

Recap: Lehtonen Blanks Sharks

Matt Pryor | March 21, 2017

The San Jose Sharks can thank Dallas Stars winger Patrick Sharp for their loss Monday night. Sharp hit Stars netminder Kari Lehtonen up high with a shot during warmups and “woke the beast,”…

Categories Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks
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