Even Though He’s Gone, Dallas is Still Blaming Sean Avery

December 17, 2008 by guest · Leave a Comment 

By the end — with Sean Avery wearing his earphones in the dressing room, texting and e-mailing in the hallway outside the dressing room between periods, and refusing to take part in team functions — the distance between Avery and the rest of the Dallas Stars organization had grown vast. But as much as the Stars’ mantra is about moving forward…

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Stars Defense Needs Some Work

October 21, 2008 by Ben Ellis · Leave a Comment 

The Dallas Stars’ defense has not looked good this year.  I figured I would start things out with the obvious and move on from there.  Although dealing with early injuries to two of it’s leading members - Sergei Zubov and Phillippe Boucher (who has since returned) - the Stars have struggled to find cohesion this season.  This has led to a spot that the Stars aren’t used to - dead last.

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The Stars Off to a Rough Start

October 13, 2008 by Ben Ellis · Leave a Comment 

The month of October is a busy one for sports - three major professional sports leagues all vying for the spotlight (four if you count pre-season NBA and five if you consider College Football).   There is lots of competition for viewers, night in and night out.

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A Time to Worry?

October 6, 2008 by Ben Ellis · Leave a Comment 

Is anyone worried?

I know it’s just the pre-season, and I know the games have been tight, and I know we’ve been evaluating talent along the way…  But the fact is, the Dallas Stars have started the pre-season 1-5-1.  That’s just one win out of 7 games.  If this were the regular season, fans would be swallowing one heck of a collective gulp.  So are you worried?

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