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Stars Searching for Scoring Come Free Agency

April 8, 2020 by Ryan Szporer
Mike Hoffman Florida Panthers

The old adage goes, “to wish upon a shooting star,” but what happens when the stars are shooting blanks? Hell, relatively speaking, the Dallas Stars are barely shooting at all, …

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Categories Stars Management Tags Jim Nill, Mike Hoffman, Tomas Tatar, Top Story

Stars Being Tested by Honka Trade Request

September 15, 2019 by Ryan Szporer
Julius Honka Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill is likely to get at least a few offers for disgruntled defenseman Julius Honka. After all, many teams are in need of a right-handed, …

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Categories Stars Management Tags Jamie Oleksiak, Jim Nill, Julius Honka, Top Story

Stars Should Re-Sign Zuccarello on Two Conditions

April 20, 2019 by Ryan Szporer
Dallas Stars Mats Zuccarello

With the Dallas Stars’ first-round fate far from decided, Mats Zuccarello still hasn’t necessarily paid off as a trade-deadline acquisition. All anyone can say is it at least looks like …

Read moreStars Should Re-Sign Zuccarello on Two Conditions

Categories Stars Management Tags Jason Spezza, Jim Nill, Mats Zuccarello, Top Story

Stars’ Management Showing Impatience

January 25, 2019 by The Canadian Press
Dallas Stars Head Coach Jim Montgomery

DALLAS — First-year Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery called out the franchise for a “culture of mediocrity,” led a feedback-sharing session with players and briefly benched one of his top-scoring forwards.
And this was all in less than a week, not lon…

Categories Stars Management Tags Jim Lites, Jim Montgomery, Top Story

Stars New Head Coach Montgomery: A Winning Profile

July 18, 2018 by Scott MacDonald
Head Coach Jim Montgomery

In early May, the Dallas Stars introduced its eighth head coach in the team’s 25 year history. Jim Montgomery joins the Stars after successful stints in the USHL and NCAA, …

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Categories Stars Management Tags Jim Montgomery, University of Denver

Stars Cannot Afford to Miss on Their Next Coach

April 21, 2018 by The Hockey Writers
General manager Jim Nill

A month and a half ago, it seemed like the Dallas Stars were poised to be players in the Western Conference playoff picture, with a team that was finally rounding into …

Read moreStars Cannot Afford to Miss on Their Next Coach

Categories Dallas Stars, Stars Management Tags Jim Nill, Ken Hitchcock, Sheldon Keefe, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Top Story

Dallas Stars’ Inaction Was the Right Move

March 2, 2018March 1, 2018 by Ed Sarno
Louis DeLuca

Monday’s NHL Trade Deadline came and went quietly for the Dallas Stars. The lack of activity left some Stars fans puzzled, but make no mistake, general manager Jim Nill feels …

Read moreDallas Stars’ Inaction Was the Right Move

Categories Dallas Stars, Stars Management Tags Jim Nill

4 Things Stars Fans Must Expect From Hitchcock

June 1, 2017 by Ed Sarno
Ken Hitchcock

Much has changed since Ken Hitchcock coached the Stars to a Stanley Cup championship in 1999. First, the roster was completely different. The current Stars no longer have Mike Modano, …

Read more4 Things Stars Fans Must Expect From Hitchcock

Categories Dallas Stars, Stars Management Tags John Klingberg, Ken Hitchcock, Top Story, Tyler Seguin

Dallas Stars Find Refuge in Hitchcock

May 18, 2017 by Leah Dyck
Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars, NHL

The Dallas Stars found themselves in the 24th overall ranking in the NHL’s final standings this year, with only 79 points in total. It came as a surprise to fans, …

Read moreDallas Stars Find Refuge in Hitchcock

Categories Dallas Stars, Stars Management Tags Antoine Roussel, Jim Nill, Ken Hitchcock, Top Story, Tyler Seguin

3 Reasons Stars Should Trade 3rd Overall Pick

May 5, 2017 by Ed Sarno
Louis DeLuca

Player Development Coordinator Rich Peverley was the Stars’ good luck charm last Saturday night. Peverley represented the Stars during the NHL’s Draft Lottery. After being projected to pick eighth, good fortune …

Read more3 Reasons Stars Should Trade 3rd Overall Pick

Categories Dallas Stars, Stars Management Tags Jamie Benn, Jason Spezza, Jim Nill, Top Story, Tyler Seguin

The Fault in These Stars

February 16, 2017 by Matt Pryor

What a difference a year makes. Last year, the Dallas Stars exploded out of the starting gate and never looked back, galloping across the regular-season finish line first in the Western …

Read moreThe Fault in These Stars

Categories Dallas Stars, Editor's Choice, Stars Goaltending, Stars Management Tags Dan Hamhuis, Jim Nill, Lindy Ruff, Mattias Janmark

Does Jim Nill Have Another Summer Splash in Him?

July 21, 2016 by Jordan Dix
Louis DeLuca

Every summer for the past three years, Jim Nill has seemingly done the impossible. Tyler Seguin and Jason Spezza were acquired by trade during the first two July’s of Nill’s …

Read moreDoes Jim Nill Have Another Summer Splash in Him?

Categories Stars Management, Trending Tags Ben Bishop, Jim Nill, Patrick Sharp, Tyler Seguin
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