Defending Big D Jun 19, 2017
Expansion Draft Highlights Strong Stars Management
While other teams stand to lose valuable pieces in the upcoming Expansion Draft, Dallas appears to have very little at risk. Something something something Peter Chiarelli, blah blah blah Tyler Seguin. Okay, so technically, this is kind of a Minnesota Wild story. I’m just sort of culturally appropriating it, you know, like the Wild when they named Mike Modano to their 2016 Stadium Series Alumni team. It’s Stars-adjacent, in other words. Obviously, this is a summer piece, and Expansion Draft related. This is me taking a moment to appreciate what the Stars have in GM Jim Nill. It started...
Defending Big D Jun 13, 2017
Three Teams the Stars Should be Looking to Trade With
The Dallas Stars still have a lot of work to do. With the Penguins (and refs) lifting the 2017 Stanley Cup, silly season has finally arrived. Dallas has already plugged a few holes in their 2016-2017 leaking ship. They've got a coach who has explicitly penciled in Tyler Seguin as Dallas’ number one center. They’re picking third overall because the hockey gods decided Dallas finally deserved some mercy. And Ben Bishop will be Dallas' starting netminder. It’s a good start for Jim Nill and the Stars. But it’s still just a start. There’s a lot of work to be done. So below I’ve...
The Hockey Writers May 28, 2017
Tyler Seguin Trade Revisited
While July 1 normally marks the start of free agency in the hockey world, that arguably took the back seat to a blockbuster trade on July 4 almost four years ago. Two years after winning the Stanley Cup, the Boston Bruins moved one of their youngest, brightest stars just after free agency started – shocking […]
