Posts About "Kari Lehtonen"
Top 3 All-Time Stars Goalies
June 27th, 2018 Arguably the most important position in sports, a goalie can steal a game or playoff series. A goalie can also break the hearts of loyal fans and cost a coach their job. An NHL goalie is the ultimate last line of defense. There has been a lot of talk about the Dallas Stars goaltending over the past few seasons. And today we review the...
Stars Still Searching for Balance
March 16th, 2018 When Remi Elie buried a one-timer off a feed from Devin Shore in the second period against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night, it marked only the second time in the month of March that the Dallas Stars had scored more than three goals in a game. The tally gave the Stars a 4-2 lead, but Dallas still went on to lose 6-5 in a...
Coleman Found More Success with Trust
June 10th, 2017 Blake Coleman is a slow-starter. He said so himself. “Usually, for whatever reason, it takes me a while to get my first,” he said with a toothless grin after netting his first NHL goal with the New Jersey Devils in late-March, seventeen games into his career in the league. “It’s a big weight off the shoulders; it’s something...
Off the Crossbar: Stars Aim for 23 Goalie Roster
May 15th, 2017 Another day, another goalie. After acquiring Ben Bishop’s rights from the Los Angeles Kings, the Dallas Stars signed him to a six-year, $29.5 million contract. “This is the Stars’ first move in our goal of having a full roster of 23 goalies by training camp,” said Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill. The Stars now...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 received Montreal's fourth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry...
Recap: Lehtonen Blanks Sharks
March 21st, 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," Lehtonen joked after the game. The Finnish goalie's performance was no laughing matter, though, as he stopped all 30 pucks the Sharks threw...
