Stars throw curveball, draft Scott Glennie
Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Scott Glennie of the WHL's Wheat Kings is the newest Dallas Stars. With Magnus Paajarvi Svensson and Dmitri Kulikov still on the board, few expected the Stars to select the young right wing. The TSN crew was sure the Stars ...
The 10th anniversary of greatness
Friday, June 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »10 years ago today the Stars reached the pinnacle of their existence. Their existence so far, anyway. 10 years ago tonight (technically the wee hours of tomorrow) Eddie Belfour showed us what it felt like to be completely overcome by ...
Wild pass on Tippett. Moog/Barnes to stay with Dallas
Monday, June 15th, 2009 Posted in Marty Turco, Stu Barnes, dave tippett | 1 Comment »Excellent choice, Minnesota. Dave Tippett's Stars often floundered about in March and then had very disappointing playoffs. Todd Richards of San Jose Shark fame can surely top Tippett because, after all, who knows more about playoff disappointment then the San ...
So you want Dave Tippett to coach your team?
Monday, June 15th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized, dave tippett | No Comments »I don't blame you. I kind of want him to coach my team as well, but I'm starting to think this whole Marc Crawford thing isn't a big practical joke that Joe's playing on all of us. It is widely believed ...
Stars fans cheer Guerin as he hoists Cup
Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Bill Guerin | 1 Comment »Bill Guerin hoisting the Stanley Cup on Joe Louis ice. Sounds like something I dreamt up in 2005 (That's right, in this fantasy the Red Wings are in the Eastern conference and the Stars won game 7. Try to keep ...
Crawford:”An exciting brand of hockey”
Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Marc Crawford, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »Kings and Canucks fans are rolling their eyes, judging from what I've been reading on the blogs the last 24 hours. In a press conference stuffed full of generalities, niceties, and clichés, (a year in the broadcast media really sharpened his ...
Tipp out. Crawford in.
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »Joe Nieuwendyk didn't waste any time in making a big, bold strike did he? When trying to compose a coherent paragraph or two in such a tumultuous time, it's hard to choose a definitive road to take. "What did Dave Tippett ...
TSN Reports Dave Tippett fired
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »TSN reports that the Stars will or have fired head coach Dave Tippett. Color me surprised, though maybe I shouldn't be. I think Dave Tippett is an excellent coach, I think he squeezed every last ounce of effort out of these ...
Like it or not, NBC is necessary
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »"NBC doesn't deserve game 7." "The NHL manufactured game 7." "NBC loves Sid." There's a lot of garbage floating around the blogosphere this morning about the events of Game 6 and about the upcoming Game 7 on Friday night, most of ...
A rebuttal/response of sorts
Sunday, June 7th, 2009 Posted in Jonas Gustavsson, Marty Turco | 5 Comments »In response to an excellent post made by Steve on the Maple Leaf hockeyanalysis.com blog, FOUND HERE, I'd like to offer a commentary on some of the points, because I found them engaging and hey, it's the off-season. What else ...
