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Where Do the Stars Stand at the Thanksgiving Cutoff? Let’s Ask the NHL

Mike Piellucci — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:15:05 +0000

Thanksgiving is often the first major reflection point of the NHL season. It’s the first league-wide break on the schedule, and since the 2005-06 season, 76.7 percent of teams that have been in playoff position when the turkey got carved were still there come April. There are some notable exceptions. Last season, the Edmonton Oilers … Continued

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How Long Can the Stars Remain a One-Line Team?

Mike Piellucci — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:32:40 +0000

The Stars are 12-6-0, and there’s a sense around the team the record should be even better. But considering Pete DeBoer has led Dallas to the fourth-best record in the NHL since his hiring in 2022, there’s good reason to believe that come April, the Stars will be preparing for another promising playoff run. As … Continued

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Thomas Harley Is the Stars’ Subtle Success

Mike Piellucci — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:51:02 +0000

If you were asked to predict the tone of a Thomas Harley piece before the season started, it would probably be the opposite of the one being written today: praise and elation over the 47 points the Stars defender scored last year, and how it was carrying over. As opposed to the tone today, which … Continued

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Explaining the Stars’ Offensive Drought

Mike Piellucci — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:43:11 +0000

It doesn’t make sense. The Dallas Stars were the premier offensive team last season, imposing their will with the kind of depth that became the envy of the league. That was no fluke, either. In the Stars’ first two seasons under Pete DeBoer, they were fifth in goals, with 297, just below the star-studded Toronto … Continued

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It’s Time for the Stars to Embrace Load Management

Mike Piellucci — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:06:46 +0000

Four years ago, Tyler Seguin was questioning whether his NHL career might be over. Seguin had pushed his body to the limit and then some during the Stars’ 2019-20 playoff bubble run, leading to multiple hip surgeries and six months of rehab. There was a time during that span when Seguin was, in his words, … Continued

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The Stars Made a One-of-a-Kind Journey to Finland. I Followed Them.

Mike Piellucci — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:57:06 +0000

On March 12, the NHL announced that its next Global Series competition would take place in Tampere, Finland, in November. This year’s edition of the event, which has been around since 2017, would feature two pretty logical teams. One would be the eventual Stanley Cup champions Florida Panthers, captained by Tampere’s own Alexander Barkov. The … Continued

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The Stars Are on Cruise Control

Mike Piellucci — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Cruise control. That’s the expression that comes to mind when reflecting on the Stars’ early run. A 7-2 record sounds like Dallas is firing on all cylinders. It sounds like everyone is on the same page. But even the most optimistic fan would argue otherwise. This Victory Green squad has looked a little disjointed, and … Continued

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Mavrik Bourque Is Taking His Time

Mike Piellucci — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0000

About three-quarters of the way through last season, Stars general manager Jim Nill gave me an update on what he was seeing at the time from Stars prospect Mavrik Bourque. I’d best describe his demeanor as “giddy.” “He’s doing things at a young age, leading a team, dominating at a level, and you have to … Continued

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The Stars Are Undefeated, and Jake Oettinger Is the Biggest Reason Why

Mike Piellucci — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:27:27 +0000

Jake Oettinger was an All-Star last year, but as is often the case with All-Star selections in most sports, it wasn’t a merit-based selection. Despite their deep playoff run last spring, the Stars’ starting goalie had the worst statistical season of his four-year career, saving just 90.5 percent of the shots he faced after being … Continued

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The Stars Are the NHL’s Ultimate Youth Movement

Mike Piellucci — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0000

For most teams, the story about a youth movement or the new core leading the way is for teams thinking about lottery draft balls instead of the trade deadline. Their future is now because they have no choice. The Stars are not most teams. Despite starring youngsters Wyatt Johnston, Logan Stankoven, Thomas Harley, and Mavrik … Continued

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Who Is the Real Jason Robertson? The Stars Are About to Find Out

Mike Piellucci — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:37:42 +0000

The Stars closed out their preseason on Thursday with Jason Robertson watching from the press box as Dallas lost 4-3 in overtime against the St. Louis Blues. For Robertson, who had a cyst surgically removed from his foot on July 31, it’s the second time in the past three seasons he’ll be the only player … Continued

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Say Hello to the Deepest Stars Team in Years

Mike Piellucci — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:40:19 +0000

The Stars have one preseason game left to play, but most of the roster is already set. We have reasonable guesses about what the starting lineup will look like come October 10, and that means the most interesting discussions these days are about the margins, not the core. This is very good news for the … Continued

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