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Posts About "Miro Heiskanen"

The NHL's Top 5 Defenses

The NHL's Top 5 Defenses

January 10th, 2021 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...
Dallas Stars Fantasy Preview for 2020-21

Dallas Stars Fantasy Preview for 2020-21

November 23rd, 2020 The reigning Western Conference champions will bring back a plethora of scoring weapons for fantasy owners to keep an eye on in 2020-21 but they will be forced to make adjustments due to the absence of forward Tyler Seguin (hip) and goaltender Ben Bishop (knee). Despite finishing third-last in goals scored in 2019-20, the Stars'...
Stars Drop Game 3 to Lightning Big Guns

Stars Drop Game 3 to Lightning Big Guns

September 24th, 2020 The Dallas Stars lost Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday, and now trail the Tampa Bay Lightning two games to one. The Stars were without Blake Comeau, and the Lightning saw their captain suit up for the first time since Feb. 25. With Steven Stamkos back on the ice, it seemed like the Lightning had the momentum before the...
Lightning-Stars: Breaking Down Tampa’s Stanley Cup Final Opponent

Lightning-Stars: Breaking Down Tampa’s Stanley Cup Final Opponent

September 18th, 2020 It was 2004 when the Tampa Bay Lightning last hoisted the Stanley Cup. The lineup then was stacked with talent, The offense included Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards, and Cory Stillman, among others, and Dan Boyle and Pavel Kubina were standouts on the blue line. Between the pipes, goalie Nikolai Khabibulin was a...
Heiskanen, Hughes & Makar Exemplify New Player-Development Models

Heiskanen, Hughes & Makar Exemplify New Player-Development Models

August 30th, 2020 It is no question that the NHL’s style of play is transitioning into a fast and exciting game for all to enjoy. Gone is the “clutch and grab” era, along with other rules that were in place that slowed the game down. Even the enforcer-type player is slowly being phased out because a player can no longer be one-dimensional. Quinn...
Gurianov and Heiskanen Power the Stars to Round 2

Gurianov and Heiskanen Power the Stars to Round 2

August 22nd, 2020 The Dallas Stars are on their way to the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs and a date with the mighty Colorado Avalanche. However, it certainly did not seem so when Game 6 began. The Stars went down 3-0 to the Calgary Flames, who scored three goals on their first seven shots against Anton Khudobin. In fact, the three Flames...
4 Takeaways from Stars' First Round-Robin Game

4 Takeaways from Stars' First Round-Robin Game

August 4th, 2020 The Dallas Stars played their first round-robin playoff game against the Vegas Golden Knights to determine the seeding amongst the top 4 teams in the West. The game didn’t start out well with goaltender Ben Bishop giving up a fluky goal to Chandler Stephenson on the first shot of the...
Stars Youth Is Playoff X-Factor

Stars Youth Is Playoff X-Factor

March 4th, 2020 The Dallas Stars are one of the most experienced teams in the NHL (from 'Sizing up the NHL: 2019-20 NHL teams by age, height, weight and nationality,' The Athletic, 10/09/2019). With players like Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and captain Jamie Benn providing numbers on the stat sheet and leadership in the locker room, veteran...
Stars' Young Guns Need to Flex in Canada

Stars' Young Guns Need to Flex in Canada

February 13th, 2020 One of the defining characteristics of the Dallas Stars this season has been its young, developing talent. Forwards like Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov have seamlessly fit in with the veterans, and at times have outperformed them. Meanwhile, on the defensive side of the ice, Miro Heiskanen could be one of the biggest names in the...
Heiskanen Injury Puts Stars on Red Alert

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

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

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

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

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...
Dahlin Over Heiskanen- Why He Deserves the Calder Nod

Dahlin Over Heiskanen- Why He Deserves the Calder Nod

April 30th, 2019 The finalists for this year's Calder Trophy were announced on Saturday and, like most NHL Awards announcements, were not without their share of controversy. While most NHL pundits feel Elias Pettersson could have had the trophy engraved in January, the other two finalists have been met with questions. St. Louis Blues goaltender...
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