Matt Duchene scored the series-winner against the team that drafted him, and thereby created one of the more striking bits of drama in a Stanley Cup Playoffs full of them. And now that the Dallas Stars have brought home the Central Division title, it’s a good time to reflect on his journey, and how it brought him here. In his latest post, Mike Heika examined a career path “so … [Read more...] about Dallas Stars Daily Links: Comeback Duchene
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Wyatt Johnston Comes Of Age
Some of us are old enough to remember when Wyatt Johnston was just a kid scoring his first playoff goal. And on Monday night, on the eve of his majority, there he was leading the Dallas Stars to a dominant Game 4 win over the Colorado Avalanche. The star forward made the transition from promising rookie to franchise cornerstone in what seems like a heartbeat, as Friend of DBD … [Read more...] about Dallas Stars Daily Links: Wyatt Johnston Comes Of Age
Stargazing, A Dallas Stars Puckcast – Episode 257: Round 2, Game 4
The Dallas Stars keep finding ways to win over the Colorado Avalanche. How long until the Avs find a countermove? We’ve all been thinking it, because we’re Stars fans, and we can’t have nice things. Wes and Mark actually sat down to talk about it. In this edition, they go in-depth into what the Stars are doing right, the likelihood that the Avalanche will figure them … [Read more...] about Stargazing, A Dallas Stars Puckcast – Episode 257: Round 2, Game 4
GDT: Round 2, Game 6 – Stars @ Avalanche (9 PM CT)
GAME DAY: Dallas Stars @ Colorado Avalanche WHERE: Ball Arena (Denver, CO) PUCK DROP: 9 PM CT TV: TNT, truTV, MAX RADIO: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM LIVE STATS: NHL Game Center OFFICIAL WATCH PARTY: PNC Plaza (AAC south entrance), 3030 Nowitzki Way… Source … [Read more...] about GDT: Round 2, Game 6 – Stars @ Avalanche (9 PM CT)
Afterwords: Slipped Away
For roughly 40 minutes there, it looked like Game 5 was going to go the same way as the four before it. The base ingredients were all there: Dallas was once again clogging up the Colorado Avalanche, not giving them any breathing room at 5-on-5, while simultaneously putting continuous pressure on Alexandar Georgiev. Jake Oettinger was shrugging aside most of everything that was … [Read more...] about Afterwords: Slipped Away