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| Stars travel to Nashville to take on Preds |
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10/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Two teams still in search of their first wins of the season collide tonight, as the Dallas Stars visit the Nashville Predators and the Sommet Center. Dallas began its season at home on Friday, and after erasing a two-goal deficit in the third period, fell in defeat, 5-4, in overtime to Columbus. Brad Richards and Trevor Daley each scored in the third to force extra time, but goaltender Marty Turco couldn't handle Rick Nash's wrister from between the circles with 21 seconds remaining in o |
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| Nash nets OT winner to lift Columbus over Dallas |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Rick Nash scored with 21 seconds remaining in overtime, as the new-look Columbus Blue Jackets opened the 2008-09 season with a 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center. Jakub Voracek, a winger taken seventh overall by Columbus in the 2007 draft, notched a goal and an assist in his NHL debut. Jason Chimera collected two assists for the Blue Jackets, who finished 13th in the West last season. Pascal Leclaire stopped 27-of-31 shots to get the win. Brad Ri |
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| Stars open promising season at home vs. Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - One season after a surprising march to the Western Conference finals, the Dallas Stars open up their 2008-09 campaign with a home test versus the Columbus Blue Jackets at American Airlines Center. The Stars ended last campaign with a 45-30-7 record and 97 points, which was good for just third place in a tough Pacific Division. However, that didn't stop the Stars from knocking off the two teams ahead of them in the postseason. Dallas, seeded sixth in the West, knocked off the fourth-seede |
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| Sharks open promising season at home vs. Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - One season after a surprising march to the Western Conference finals, the Dallas Stars open up their 2008-09 campaign with a home test versus the Columbus Blue Jackets at American Airlines Center. The Stars ended last campaign with a 45-30-7 record and 97 points, which was good for just third place in a tough Pacific Division. However, that didn't stop the Stars from knocking off the two teams ahead of them in the postseason. Dallas, seeded sixth in the West, knocked off the fourth-seede |
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| Blue Jackets put Malhotra on IR |
NHL Hockey |
10/09/2008 |
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| disclose the injury, but the Columbus Dispatch reported that a lower-body injury sidelined the veteran center, who was placed on IR retroactive to October 5. Malhotra, 28, scored 11 goals and tallied 18 assists in 71 games for the Blue Jackets last season, his ninth in the league. The Mississauga, Ontario native has 65 goals and 97 assists in 557 games with the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, and Columbus. To fill his roster spot, the Blue Jackets recalled right wing Derek Dorsett from Syracuse of the AHL. |
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| Blackhawks' Eager suspended three games |
NHL Hockey |
10/08/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Chicago Blackhawks forward Ben Eager was suspended three games without pay by the NHL on Wednesday. Eager's penalty stemmed from his actions in last Thursday's preseason game against the Dallas Stars. The 24-year-old was given a match penalty for attempting to injure Stars forward Sean Avery by swinging his stick from the bench at Avery, who was on the ice. Eager is slated to miss the Blackhawks' first three regular-season games, October 10 at the New York Rangers, October 1 |
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| Stars place D Zubov on IR |
NHL Hockey |
10/07/2008 |
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| Frisco, TX (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Stars placed defenseman Sergei Zubov on the injured reserve list Tuesday. The 38-year-old Zubov is out indefinitely while recovering from hip surgery. Injuries limited the veteran blueliner to only 46 games last season. He registered four goals and 31 assists to go along with a plus-six rating. Additionally, the club assigned defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy to Peoria of the American Hockey League and released forward Konstantin Pushkarev. Dallas opens the 2008-09 regula |
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| NHL storylines to follow in 2008-09 |
NHL Hockey |
09/29/2008 |
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| understanding of what a contract with their players is really worth. 2. WILL NIEDERMAYER AND SELANNE'S RETURN GET THE DUCKS BACK ON TOP? The Anaheim Ducks had their hopes of repeating as Stanley Cup champions ended last spring when they fell to the Dallas Stars in the opening round of the playoffs. The Ducks' disappointing campaign had a great deal to do with the fact that two of its top players from the 2006-07 campaign, defenseman Scott Niedermayer and winger Teemu Selanne, didn't join the club until the |
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| 2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning Preview |
NHL Hockey |
09/24/2008 |
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| Hartford Wolf Pack and leading the league's defensemen in points and assists, as the elder statesman. He has scored 10 goals and 23 assists in 95 NHL games with Carolina and Nashville. The youngster, Ty Wishart, is 20. GOALTENDING - Smith, a former Dallas Stars backup, was signed to a two-year contract extension during the offseason after a 13-game stint with the Lightning in 2007-08. He compiled a 2.79 goals-against average and one shutout for Tampa Bay after coming over from the Stars. In 57 career games |
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| 2008-09 San Jose Sharks Preview |
NHL Hockey |
09/24/2008 |
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| e team was ousted in the 2007 postseason and Sharks general manager Doug Wilson nearly did fire Ron Wilson (no relation), but opted instead to give the head coach a last chance in 2007-08. Shortly after San Jose was knocked out in Game 6 against the Dallas Stars last spring, the GM fired Wilson and after a lengthy search selected Todd McLellan as the new bench boss. McLellan was an assistant with the Detroit Red Wings over the last three years and won a Stanley Cup ring last season with the club. This will |
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