07 February, 2012

Category Archives: Dallas Stars

Book Review: The Lone Star Skate

24 March, 2011

Did you know that Gordie Howe spent the most personally fulfilling years of his career in Houston? That’s according to the book, “The Lone Star Skate.” Everyone knows that Texas is the land of football, but hockey has actually had a presence there for many years.

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Are the Stars Aligned for a Big Deal?

24 February, 2011

I’m keeping a close eye on tonight’s Dallas-Detroit game. The losses are mounting for the fast-falling Stars, and with them come extraordinary possibilities as Monday’s trade deadline nears. A month ago, the Stars were the success story of the NHL, shining brightly atop the Pacific division in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year [...]

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Zebra-Screwed

3 December, 2010

Over the course of an 82-game season there are going to be nights when the men in stripes don’t do right by you. You accept that — you have to. It’s the fastest game in the world, with collisions and entangled bodies and blocked views occurring on virtually every shift, and as such much mischief [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Bruce Boudreau, Incompetent officiating, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, NHL referees, Scott Hannan, Washington Capitals | Comments (13)

Giving the Hosts the Blues for a Change

2 December, 2010

The Capitals got four goals in last night’s game against Jaroslov Halak that they probably would have preferred to have had in last season’s playoff series against him, when Halak was with the Habs. Halak now guards the cage for a St. Louis Blues team that the Caps held to only one goal Wednesday on [...]

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A Star in Net at the Other End

9 March, 2010

No team has any business beating these Washington Capitals when they pump 52 shots on net, literally doubling the shots tally of the opponent, as the Caps did last night in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars, but hockey has a last line of defense, and on Monday night at Verizon Center Marty [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, John Carlson, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Semyon Varlamov, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

First Fifth Review

8 November, 2009

The first fifth of the Capitals’ season leaves the club with a 10-3-4 record, 24 points, and a first-place tie for the the conference lead with the archrival Penguins. But is the Capitals position in the standings reflective of an authentic Cup-contending team? At the moment, Washington is the streakiest team in the league and [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, American Hockey League, Brian Pothier, Bruce Boudreau, Colorado Avalanche, Eastern Conference, Entry Draft, Florida Panthers, Hershey Bears, Jeff Schultz, Jose Theodore, Mathieu Perreault, Mike Green, Milan Jurcina, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tarik El-Bashir, Tom Poti, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Hockey Sweater Obsessives, Your Ship Has Arrived

10 October, 2008

Paul Lukas of Uni Watch fame has published his NHL preview, chock full of hockey uniform photos from new sweaters, to memorial patches, to the sneaky “C” that Roberto Luongo added to his mask since by NHL rules no goaltender may wear the captaincy “C” on his jersey. So if you’re into the details of [...]

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First-Round Flops Over the Years

20 June, 2008

No team can get it right in round one every year, even drafting very high. And at times all teams get it really wrong then. A survey such as this is a powerful reminder of the crapshoot that is selecting 18-year-old hockey players. However, it is also an invitation for fans to react with, “What [...]

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Watching Other Teams Flirt With the Stanley Cup

29 April, 2008

Watching the Washington Capitals get bounced from the playoffs was a bit like getting dumped, hard. The team and its fans may have recovered from the initial stomach-punched feeling, but it’s still hard to watch all those other teams flirting with the Stanley Cup. Nonetheless, we can all look back fondly on the good times [...]

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But Whom Have You Beaten That Still Matters?

8 April, 2008

Great find by James Mirtle (via The Falconer) about playoff teams’ records against other playoff-bound teams this year: The six “over .500″ teams are Detroit, Washington, Anaheim, the Rangers, Montreal and Dallas.

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