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Stars' Summer Going Swimmingly
June 29th, 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 at work for almost three months, and their efforts are bearing fruit. Though Nill still has...
Stars Capture Kings' Bishop
May 10th, 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, acquiring exclusive negotiating rights to Ben Bishop from the Los Angeles Kings. In exchange, the Kings...
Hudler Signing Merely an Opening Move?
August 24th, 2016 Tuesday night, the Dallas Stars signed unrestricted free agent forward Jiri Hudler to a one-year, $2 million contract. As is the norm these days, the news broke on Twitter: Just spoke with Petr Svoboda, Jiri Hudler has signed with the Dallas Stars.#Stars #NHL #FreeAgency...
Bishop to Dallas: A Primer
July 22nd, 2016 Since the 2015-16 NHL season came to an end, talk of a trade which would send Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop to the Dallas Stars has provided much grist for hockey rumor mills everywhere. In Dallas, Stars fans first circled July 1 on their calendars, anticipating...
Dan Hamhuis Signs Two-Year Deal with Dallas Stars
July 1st, 2016 The Dallas Stars have bolstered their blue line by signing Dan Hamhuis to a two-year, $7.5 million deal according to multiple reports. The cap hit will be $3.75 a season. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/748936314050019328 Hamhuis spent the last six seasons with...
Stars Blueline Transformation Begins
June 17th, 2016 Thursday morning, Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill appeared on the Stellick & Simmer show to talk about the team's future. He had some interesting things to say: What’s the offseason plan for the @DallasStars? GM Jim Nill answers that on @StellickSimmer....
Yakupov and Nichushkin: Does a Swap Make Sense?
March 29th, 2016 If you haven't heard by now, Nail Yakupov has reportedly requested a trade out of Edmonton. He's had a quite a bit of trouble in Edmonton but has shown flashes of what he is capable of doing. There certainly is still potential there but it feels as though he could use a...
Stars Take Desperate Gamble with Kris Russell
March 1st, 2016 You might as well call the Dallas Stars the Allas Stars because since the calendar turned to 2016 there has been no "D" in the Stars' game. No team in the NHL has allowed more goals since January 1st and the Stars were starting to feel the pressure. At the trade...
Dallas Adds Enigma in Deadline Swap for Kris Russell
February 29th, 2016 For the first time as the GM of the Dallas Stars, Jim Nill made a move that saw fans coming down squarely on both sides of the fence. Among heavy speculation that Dallas was after the Canucks' Dan Hamhuis, talk of Nill and company adding Calgary's Kris Russell blossomed...
Dallas Stars Acquire Kris Russell From Flames
February 29th, 2016 The Dallas Stars announced Monday that they’ve acquired defenceman Kris Russell from the Calgary Flames in exchange for defenceman Jyrki Jokipakka, forward Brett Pollock and a 2016 conditional 2nd round...
Your Move, Jim Nill
February 26th, 2016 For a brief moment, it seemed that the Dallas Stars had gotten their act together for the first time in 2016. Kari Lehtonen was back to performing at a high level and the goaltending tandem was showing promise again. The team rattled off a streak of seven wins in eight...
Could Jamie Oleksiak or Patrik Nemeth be Traded?
January 19th, 2016 On Monday, the Dallas Stars called up AHL defenseman Esa Lindell for the ailing Jordie Benn, who was placed on injured reserve with a lower body injury. In 42 games with the Stars' AHL affiliate, Lindell racked up seven goals and 18 assists and was a plus-9. He was...
The Dallas Stars Should Flip Travis Moen While They Can
December 17th, 2015 The Dallas Stars are entering an era in which they're likely to run into those fabled "good problems to have"; good prospects stacking up without an NHL spot to occupy, tough decisions for head coach Lindy Ruff to make every night regarding which players are forced to view...
