The Wild will need to move salary to extend Fiala Adam Gretz of NBC Sports: Minnesota Wild forward Kevin Fiala is a pending RFA making just over $5 million this season and he’ll be looking for a raise. He’s over a point-a-game this season. The Wild have 17 players under contract for next season and
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The Dallas Stars have had a variety of different seasons all mixed into the 2021-22 campaign. They have struggled to score, scored loads of goals, been excellent on special teams, gone on long poor streaks on both sides, and have seen both long winning streaks and a long losing streak. Lately, they have been winning
The daily “NHL Talk” column is your go-to for the top quotes from every game in the NHL. Listen to THW contributors talk hockey every weekday on The Hockey Writers Podcast, available on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts. In this edition of NHL Talk, these are the top quotes from players and coaches following all games played
The daily “NHL Soundbites” column is your go-to for the top quotes from every postgame press conference in the NHL. Also, listen to THW contributors talk hockey every weekday on The Hockey Writers Podcast, available on iHeartRadioand wherever you listen to podcasts. In this edition of NHL Soundbites, these are the top quotes from players and coaches following all
Jake Oettinger had a terrific start to his career with the Dallas Stars. After being pushed into action early in the 2020 playoffs and 2020-21 season, the veteran goalie depth above forced him to begin this season in the American Hockey League. As he has throughout his hockey career, he took it in stride, played
We’ve made it to double-digits, welcome to the 10th edition of the Weekly Lost & Found. However, it would be more of a celebration if the state of the league, let alone the world, was in a better place entering the climax of the holiday season. This edition will feature three teams, one lost and two
Stars forward Denis Gurianov has had a wild ride of an NHL career. After playing his first NHL game in 2016-17, it took him another full season before he was able to get his second chance. Then, in 2018-19, he struggled to find offense, playing in just 21 games at the NHL level. Finally, during
In this edition of Stars’ News & Rumors, Dallas fails to hit a franchise milestone, Ben Bishop plays his first game in 465 days, and an illness continues to find its way around the dressing room. Stars Fall Short of Milestone…Again Dallas tied the franchise-record winning streak at seven games with their 4-1 win over
In this edition of Stars’ News & Rumors, Roope Hintz finds his way back into the lineup, rookie Jacob Peterson is making an unexpected push, and the goalie battle is heating up! Hintz’ First Game Back It is finally happening, Stars fans. Roope Hintz has returned to the ice for the first time since his
Few coaches have ever had as strange a tenure behind the bench as Rick Bowness has with the Dallas Stars. From the day he was called upon to become the interim head coach to the season pause and the eventual Stanley Cup Final run, Bowness’ five decades of coaching experience has given him the unique
When the Dallas Stars were struck with major adversity in December of 2019, one man was asked to pick up the pieces: Rick Bowness. Taking over as head coach with no warning is a tough ask but Bowness handled it well. He responded by leading his team to the best record in the NHL over
On Oct. 29, the Dallas Stars named Rick Bowness their 24th head coach in franchise history. The decision came after Bowness led the Stars to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final and a 20-13-5 regular-season record in 2019-20 after he took over as interim coach on Dec. 19. He joined the team after the Stars fired
31 Thoughts rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Sources are saying that Ralph Krueger is climbing on the Buffalo Sabres list of potential coaching candidates. It’s believed that Jacques Martin is out. Dave Tippet may be more destined to the Edmonton Oilers. John Shannon reported that Todd Richards is out. The Ottawa Senators are looking
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Stars, Senators, Blackhawks, Leafs, and Sharks Zuccarello waiting on the Stars Matthew DeFranks: Dallas Stars pending free agent winger Mats Zuccarello: “This is my team now. We’ll see what’s going on. I’m kind of a guy when someone believes in you and wants you, I usually like that. We’ll