The Hockey Writers Montreal Canadiens channel is looking ahead to the NHL Trade Deadline with a series of Mock Trades. This is a fun exercise, weighing the options of all the writers covering the Habs and what impact these trades might have on the team in the immediate and long-term future of the rebuild. Related:
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Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Matt Dumba hasn’t been good of late but there remains interest TSN: Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba hasn’t been good of late and coach Dean Evason made him a healthy scratch to hopefully get him playing the way he can. Dreger
The Toronto Maple Leafs have quickly become desperate for a goaltender. This comes after an offseason where general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas felt reasonably secure with his tandem approach, by signing Ilya Samsonov and acquiring Matt Murray. First Murray went down, and now Samsonov, and even though Murray is set to return to practice this
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports The Islanders should re-visit J.T. Miller trade talks Stefen Rosner of NYI Hockey Now: The New York Islanders should re-visit trade talk with the Vancouver Canucks about forward J.T. Miller. The Islanders were linked to Miller at the draft. Being able to acquire
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Jim Matheson: Would have to assume that the Vegas Golden Knights have called the San Jose Sharks about goaltender James Reimer. James Nichols: The Golden Knights were interested in New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov back at the trade deadline. Vegas doesn’t appear
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, after talk that Jakob Chychrun could be available in a trade, the Edmonton Oilers were quickly connected to the conversation. Meanwhile, there’s a status update when it comes to Blake Wheeler of the Winnipeg Jets. The Buffalo Sabres don’t seem terribly interested in Anton Khudobin and there is organizational news
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, how many teams are realistically still in the running for Jack Eichel? Could the Edmonton Oilers be thinking about going with another older netminder and adding someone like Anton Khudobin? There are rumors about a Timo Meier trade but how realistic are they? Finally, is there movement on a Vladimir
The last glimpse we saw of Dallas Stars hockey was watching the Tampa Bay Lightning skate the Stanley Cup. In what was already an unprecedented season for the NHL and sports world as a whole, it concluded with an effort from the boys in Victory Green that no one will soon forget. Today, aside from
It’s undeniable that Anton Khudobin played a huge role in the Dallas Stars’ postseason run, but how did he get there? For starters, it didn’t come easy for him, and he deserves the success, as he’s paid his dues over the years. Khudobin was drafted 206th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the
The Dallas Stars have re-signed Anton Khudobin to a three-year contract worth $3.5 million annually. It is the longest contract of Khudobin’s NHL career. Khudobin Cashes in on Superb 2019-20 and Great Playoff Performance After spending most of his career as a backup to or in tandem situations with goaltenders such as Cam Ward in
It was 2004 when the Tampa Bay Lightning last hoisted the Stanley Cup. The lineup then was stacked with talent, The offense included Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards, and Cory Stillman, among others, and Dan Boyle and Pavel Kubina were standouts on the blue line. Between the pipes, goalie Nikolai Khabibulin was a
The Dallas Stars just put a stranglehold on the Western Conference Final by defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4. The Golden Knights were a heavy favorite in this series and have seemed to struggle with the pressure of being down 0-1 and then 1-2. Though they outshot the Stars 33-20, they could not
There is no worse feeling than watching a goalie stay down after an opposing player crashes the net. So much of a championship calibre team relies on the goalie. The key saves, the steady confidence, and the knowledge that the offense can take the odd risk because their goalie will shut the door if things
The game plan coming into the West Finals likely wasn’t to win the game 1-0, but after scoring on their first shot that’s just how this game evolved and one goal was all that the Dallas Stars needed to win Game 1 over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Stars stifled and stymied the Golden Knights
The Colorado Avalanche forced Game 7 against the Dallas Stars after being down 3-1 in the series, winning both Games 5 and 6. After Miro Heiskanen scored first in Game 6, the Avalanche put one past Anton Khudobin in each period, then added an empty-net goal by Nathan MacKinnon to seal the win. MacKinnon is
The Dallas Stars were completely outplayed in their second round-robin game against the Colorado Avalanche in the 2020 Playoffs. The Avalanche won 4-0 Avalanche, but it could have been double digits. The Stars failed to convert offensively and defensively, weren’t nearly good enough. They entered the round-robin as the 4th seed and it looks like
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins are getting some players back, while the Avalanche may have lost a key piece. The Edmonton Oilers have a young defenseman who looks strong, while the Toronto Maple Leafs may have to make sacrifices on their blue line. Finally, there is news out of Dallas and Chicago.
DALLAS — Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist, and the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight come-from-behind win. Joe Pavelski, Dallas Stars (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Pavelski was honoured before the game for playing in his 1,000th NHL game last month, and