Why I love the Dallas Stars: Stéphane Robidas

How could anybody not love Robi? Seriously.
He’s adorable, he has that French-Canadian accent, he has a sweet disposition. Yet he’s just about as tough as they come.
He gets hit more than anybody, it seems, and most of the time it looks like he’s surely going to have trouble getting up. But he just [...]

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The Winter Classic logo is classic.

Look at the little icicles! And the little frost-sparkles!
Let me just say, that I am so happy they’re doing the Winter Classic again and that it’s on New Year’s Day. I hope they do it like they did last year and have a game after it and a game after that, [...]

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Watered down.

Thanks to Kukla, I read this interesting post on the Minnesota Wild’s official blog about the myth of expansion watering down the talent pool in the NHL.
I’ve long pooh-poohed the notion that having 30 teams means that they’re forced to drag people in off the street just to fill out their rosters. Same with [...]

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It’s the least wonderful time of the year.

It’s been 50 days since the Stanley Cup was awarded, and it’s 57 days until the Stars open Training Camp. This is my least favorite time of the year.
It reminds me of driving across the Causeway over Lake Ponchartrain to New Orleans. The bridge is so long, that for about eight miles, you [...]

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Why I love the Dallas Stars: Jussi Jokinen

I know, I know. He’s gone, too. But he was a big part of the Stars these last three seasons.
I really liked the kid. He had a gimmick. He was the best shootout guy in the league when he was a rookie and it brought him some national [...]

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Why I love the Dallas Stars: Jeff Halpern

Yes, I know, he’s gone now. Jeff Halpern has moved on to play for Tampa Bay now.
I was so happy when Halpie came to town. He’s a pretty one, and he’s a defensive guy. I knew he was my kind of player. Plus, he has a degree in economics from Princeton! [...]

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Tippett’s bikes.

Dave Tippett showed off his motorcycles at The Old Bike Shop where he hangs out here in Dallas.
He builds them as a hobby after he tried it during the lockout, just for something to do. He has said that he pretty much enjoys building them more than riding them. He’s finished [...]

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Why I love the Dallas Stars: Matt Niskanen

Matt Niskanen was a surprise. To all of us.
He came to camp as just one of many defensive prospects, hoping to get the attention of the coaches. He got their attention, all right. They wrote his name on the roster with ink.
Niskanen was drafted by the Stars in the first round in [...]

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Things are going to start happening to me now.

The new schedules are here!
Hockey fans all over the world are combing the 2008-2009 NHL schedule, picking out games with particularly juicy storylines.
I printed out the .pdf version from the Stars site that just shows the Stars games, just to hang in my cube for reference.
I’ll watch every single one of them not matter when [...]

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Winchester joins the ex-Stars ranks.

Brad Winchester has signed a deal with the St. Louis Blues.
This does not surprise me one bit. Know why? Because Jen, over at The Shootout, broke the story a week ago! How is it that the MSM is just now finding out?
I wish him good luck over there. I used to [...]

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