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Dallas Stars Daily Links: Goalie Scout Believes Jack Campbell's Development On Track
The Dallas Stars selection of goalie Jack Campbell in the first round of the 2010 draft remains controversial among some fans. All you have to do is mention Campbell's name to get some people on a rant about selecting a goalie in the first round and passing up the opportunity to draft Cam...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Stars Vow To Learn From Final Games Of Road Trip
Be honest: If someone told you before this road trip that the Dallas Stars would come away with four points from games at the Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings, you would have been happy, right? I know I would have been. However, the way the trip...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Stars Never Get Legs Going In Loss To Pittsburgh
Despite going into the third period tied and only losing via special teams goals to one of the top teams in the NHL, the Dallas Stars didn't have much positive to say after Friday night's 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Most of the post-game chatter, that which wasn't focused on the status of...
2011 NHL Playoffs: LBC's Second-Round picks
The Panthers are out of the Stanley Cup playoffs once again, but like Stephen Weiss and David Booth, we'll be following former Cats who have finally made the dance. Half the fun of the postseason, like any tournament, is watching for upsets. While it's generally true that the top seed is the...
Florida Panthers: Least-Penalized team In the NHL
Many experts believe that today's NHL is won or lost on the power-play. Unfortunately for the Cats, their power-play, while improving, still ranks dead last in the league. There is a lone bright spot though; the Florida Panthers have given up the fewest amount of penalties (both in terms of minutes...
Ducks Gameday -- Episode IV: A New Hope
Anaheim Ducks (undefeated!) at Detroit Red Wings (winless!), 4:30 pmAnaheim Calling, Winging It In Motown , A2Y, Triple Deke (maybe?) -- it's a digital rivalry. (Author's note: This post quickly became very ambitious and effort-heavy, and it may seem like a summer project. But that's not the case...
Mike Babcock: Awful Racist
Mike Babcock called out Devin Setoguchi for perceived diving. The exact quote: "It’s a penalty, but don’t dive and embellish it. If you’re from Western Canada, don’t do that." Translation? "I expect that kind of pussy play from womanly European players, like Pavel Datsyuk...
2010 Vancouver Olympics: USA vs Canada (Men's Hockey)
Will you now do the Mark Messier thing and guarantee to our readers that the United States will medal? [Laughs] Yeah, OK: I think the United States will medal. I'll guarantee that. Awesome. And beyond that, will you also guarantee that we'll beat the Canadians? I guarantee that we'll beat the...
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