Posts About "Miro Heiskanen"
The NHL's Top 5 Defenses
January 28th, 2020 Defense wins championships. It's a saying as old as hockey itself, but there is truth to this wisdom. A stout defense can both limit the opponent's scoring chances while placing additional pressure on them in the offensive zone. When a defense is playing near perfection, it also helps ease some of the burdens on both the goaltender and...
Heiskanen Injury Puts Stars on Red Alert
January 17th, 2020 With about 14:40 left in the second period, Dallas Stars defensemen Jamie Oleksiak and Miro Heiskanen were battling along the boards with Buffalo Sabres forward Curtis Lazar. Heiskanen began to fall after a bump from Lazar and that’s when Sabres forward Rasmus Asplund came flying in with an unintentional cross-check. The blow went...
Top Stars Getting Outshined by Unsung Heroes in Dallas
December 11th, 2019 While Dallas Stars head coach Jim Montgomery was let go “due to unprofessional conduct,” he also far from had his players firing on all cylinders. Ex-Dallas Stars head coach Jim Montgomery (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Admittedly, the Stars as a whole are in decent shape. They are currently in a playoff spot and for a time just a...
Breaking Down the Stars' 7-1 Run
November 7th, 2019 The Dallas Stars found themselves at the bottom of the standings early after a 1-7-1 record in their first nine games. History has told us that losing eight of your first nine games usually doesn't bode well with playing hockey in late April. Players were publicly showing frustration, coaches were trying different practice tactics and...
Canucks Got a Draft Day Deal in Pettersson
October 31st, 2019 Now that Elias Pettersson has played the equivalent of a full National Hockey League season with the Vancouver Canucks, I thought it was a good time to take a look back at the draft that brought us the man they call "The Alien." There were four players taken ahead of him, two forwards and two defencemen. To refresh everyone's memory,...
Stars' Finns Are Leading the Way
August 3rd, 2019 On May 16, the Dallas Stars solidified their Finnish foundation. General manager Jim Nill and the Stars awarded Finnish defenseman Esa Lindell with a six-year contract extension. But what stuck out was the signing of fellow Finn, and former Liiga standout, Joel Kiviranta. Kiviranta, a 23-year-old winger, further solidifies an already...
