Official 2007-08 Dallas Stars Season Thread

[ames7]

What an awesome backhand move to win it by Hagman. Love that dude. Here's the link to the highlights if you haven't seen it: http://stars.nhl.tv/team/console?hlg=20072008,2,388 Greatness!

Nice road trip. Come on home, boys.

[wesbrynt]

man, leclaire was bad ass! Great shoot out victory and our penalty kill is dominating right now. Love ralphie hagman

[Male30Dan]

Man, Dallas really has put it together after a rough start.

[ames7]

Boucher to the IR with shoulder surgery, will reevaluate in a month. Bummer. Well at least Norstrom is ready to go. Back to 6 D, Junior Lessard has been recalled...Heika's blog says he will get a shot at the Ribeiro line. I kind of think he's running out of chances.

[Flacolaco]

Well I guess that answers the "who's out on D" question.

Damnit. I wanted Daley sent down so badly. I promise you Daley will make a mistake with that setogucci guy on the ice tonight and it will end up in the back of the net.

Still, I can't wait to get back to the AAC on Friday. I've never seen the Senators before, somehow.

[ames7]

Originally Posted by Flacolaco

Still, I can't wait to get back to the AAC on Friday. I've never seen the Senators before, somehow.

Well they don't come very often, thank you NHL schedule. I really like the Sens, they've been my second favorite team for some time now. I've been to two Bruins games & both times it was against the Sens & both times the Sens have won & I've been the only person to leave the arena happy.

[ilMavvento]

Originally Posted by Flacolaco

Grossman has a plus 8, and Modano is the worst with a -9, largely because he kills penalties, and the beginning of the year he sucked. Oh and crosby torched his ass twice the other night.

Goals allowed shorthanded don't count toward the +/- stat.

Also, Daley can't be sent down, he would have to clear waivers and would be claimed immediately.

[Flacolaco]

Also, Daley can't be sent down, he would have to clear waivers and would be claimed immediately.

There's no part of that sentence I didn't like.

[Flacolaco]

I can't tell if the officiating worse in the Stars game tonight, or the Mavs game.

[Flacolaco]

2 goals....Need 3. I say it all the time, every day.

Score 3. Win the game.

Score 3. Win the game.

I hate Joe Thornton so freaking much. He is their entire team. They have absolutely nothing without him.

[Flacolaco]

And there's the game winner

Thornton.

Thornton

Thornton

Mother effing thornton.

It's not fair for a team to be so one dimensional and win.

[wesbrynt]

but he would look good in a stars sweater would he not?

[Flacolaco]

I just got back.

We played harder than they did, however they have more talent in their collective pinky fingers than we have in our entire loser bodies.

We played our backup goaltender against the best team in the league. (why?)

The refs could've been a little more aware of the fact that they were awake and officiating a hockey game.

Lessard, Conner, Lundqvist, Winchester.....that's right high flying, high scoring eastern conference team....be afraid. very afraid.

s-u-c-k

[wesbrynt]

Brad Winchester is a waste on this team. We already have too many players that are similar to him. Also don't expect too much from lessard too soon It is hard to come up and produce when you don't have great offensive players around you.

[ames7]

Lessard = back to Iowa. To me, that'll just about do it for him. The dude is 27. That's the same age as Ribeiro. If you can't stick now, you pretty much lose your 'prospect' status. I agree on Winchester...I watched the Columbus game on Versus, he had no business being on the line w/Ribs & Morrow. I don't know why we don't put Hagman back up there, he did great there at the beginning of the year.

Couple of notes today: TSN has picked up the Marty Turco/Marty St Louis trade rumor.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/trade_deadline...10439&hubname=
They both have NTCs. Now that we've finally see Marty do something in the post-season, I don't know that it's a great idea to move him. I mean, I like Smith, but you want to talk about what's even less of a sure thing in the playoffs than Marty, it's Smith. I do like Marty St Louis, although of the big 3 in Tampa, I probably like him the least. Also, I didn't know this, but he's 32, makes even more than Marty & is in the middle of a 6-year contract. Yikes.

Also, check out this greatness...the Niskymobile:
http://www.andrewsstarspage.com/appi...pic.php?t=7848

[wesbrynt]

I would say no to st. louis for turco. Is st. louis as good with no richards or lecavlier to score for him and take off preasure.

[Flacolaco]

Well that was nuts. 5 goals in the first 9 minutes, and then things settled down....sort of.

The overtime was crazy, but Morrow got it in the end. It was fun to be there for that.

I really don't know what to pin this one on. Turco was helpless on the first edmonton goal, a sweet pass across the slot. He was not at fault for the puck bouncing crazily up in the air and coming of Robi's face....

It was just a free wheeling kind of game. I thought the officiating was much better tonight, but that should've been a hold or interference on that modano play that led to the 3rd or 4th edmonton goal.

Suck it, Oil.

[ames7]

I forgot how much I enjoy beating Edmonton.

BTW, both Les Jackson & the Bolts have shot down the St Louis/Turco rumors. (Actually, what John Tortorella of the Lightning called it was “absolute s**t”. Tell us what you really think, John.) It never would have worked anyway.

PS: Check out this feature on the O site on Matt Niskanen's new tricked-up car.
http://stars.nhl.com/team/app/?servi...ticleid=346239
Love it. I don't think anyone expect this out of him this year. Zubov said it feels like he's been in the league for 10 years. And he's only 21.

[Flacolaco]

Good win tonight. Some chippy play in the 2nd period was fun. Stars didn't look great in the 3rd, but the Kings were tired and Marty was great tonight.

HUUUUUGE game on saturday afternoon next.

[wesbrynt]

What happened to antti mietinen? he is playing out of his mind right now. He acutually resembles a real hockey player complete with goal scoring shot and super assist pass ability!!! Hopefully he can keep it up because hagman has cooled off since his great start and we could use another scorer. Also sergei zubov is amazing to watch.

[ilMavvento]

Stars become the 3rd team to hit the 40 point mark.

The usual suspects with the goals. Oh, and Ott.

[Flacolaco]

Looking a little slow tonight.

The Oilers are skating really well. I think they have one of the only true "home ice advantages" in the league. At least it feels that way tonight. Statistically they're not very good anywhere.

1-1 after one. But they're back on their heels after that lousy end of the period.

[Flacolaco]

W00t! Turco teaches them a thing or two about hockey in the shootout.

2-0 on the road trip.

Hell yeah.

[alby]

nice dallas

[ames7]

LOL. After all these years, it's still so much fun to beat Edmonton. You know it kills them that they were 10-1 in shootouts, but still can't beat us.

Zubov is such greatness. Get that man a Norris.

[Flacolaco]

It's depressing to look at the standings. I've been thinking "we've been playing so well lately" and yet still there's about a 9 point difference between 2nd and 8th.

If you have a bad week and give away a few OTL points along the way, you can go from 2nd to 7th or 8th in a BIG hurry.

Gotta keep it up Dallas. This league is so mediocre, things can change in a hurry.

[MFFL]

Originally Posted by ilMavvento

11-11-2007, 11:12 AM

I was fairly optimistic heading into the season but I've seen enough now to pronounce this team dead.

What a difference a month makes.

[alby]

Originally Posted by MFFL

What a difference a month makes.

Kinda like the Mavericks, but it only took 2 weeks lol

[alby]

5 (10) Stars 19-11-4 Four straight wins ,,, and Marty Turco is red-hot. The goalie is 6-2-0 with a 2.10 goals-against average and .910 save percentage in his last eight games. Plus, they have Willa Ford, not Jessica Simpson, on their side.

[Flacolaco]

The Mavericks have won 6 of 7.

The Stars have won like 6 of 8.

One is impressive to me, one is not. The Mavericks set the bar too high last year...but it seems easier for a basketball team to have a 12 game winning streak. That's playing "great" basketball.

Playing great hockey is...winning 6 of 8. Unless you're the red wings....I hate those guys. Why is the NHL so much harder to dominate than the NBA?

I guess goal tending and the shootout are the great equalizers. That's why hockey playoffs are more exciting, more upsets, but in the NBA, the better team always wins.

[Flacolaco]

My god marty sucks

[alby]

playoff preview?

[Flacolaco]

I can only assume that the Stars play this way in front of Marty, because they hate his guts. I can't imagine why else they would hang him out to dry like that.

[Flacolaco]

Talk about a team in need of a swift quick in the ass.

No desire, and no heart in that game, at all. Pitiful.

They played small, and dainty, and stupid. You know...like women.

[u2sarajevo]

Flacolaco.... king of the overreaction.

[Flacolaco]

I hope Barch never plays in this league agian. He cost this team big time tonight. The power play was awful, the goaltending was less than stellar. The puck play in their own end was terrible.

And Trevor Daley, joining the rush: Since when has this ever, EVER initiated a scoring play? The risk/reward is not working. Trevor Daley is completely useless. All of the Stars D-men who join the rush aside from Zubov are useless.

Terrible loss.

[mnmpeanut]

flaco = 82-0 or bust....

[alby]

after just talking about how going 6-2 is a great accomplishment in the NHL =p

[Flacolaco]

Anyone see the game last night? I couldn't watch. Sounds like Smitty had a strong 3rd period.

3-1 on the road trip. They continue to do pretty well. I still say that Vancouver game was extremely winnable.

My Dad and I are going to see the Coyotes and Canucks tonight (we're in phoenix for christmas)

[wesbrynt]

we seem to suck against vancouver. Was mini-kippersoff at the game last night? Because I love that guy