We can all agree four wins this week is great, but of course we all know those were not all exactly perfect wins. Still, as Brad mentioned in a post over the weekend we Dallas Stars fans should be feeling quite positive about the players overall and this weeks ups and downs reflects that.
| Goalies | Trend | Notes |
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Kari Lehtonen |
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I know many would name Brad Richards as the automatic Stars MVP so far this season, but Kari would deserve a fair amount of votes as well including mine. |
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Andrew Raycroft |
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Only had the one start and it was a good one against Ottawa. True the defense in front of him played exceptionally well, but a goalie does need to make saves even if he only faces a small amount of shots. |
| Defensemen | ||
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Trevor Daley |
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He sure seems to be doing a lot more deep-in-the-opposing zone rushes isn't he? His speed will allow it and as long as he keeps working hard every game fans should be happy with it. |
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Jeff Woywitka |
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He's not going to replace the kind of play that Mark Fistric brings, but he kept his play simple and was a nice replacement for Dallas. |
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Nicklas Grossman |
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In open ice he may struggle a little, but if he catches a guy along the boards he is automatic to shut them down. |
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Matt Niskanen |
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Play was sub-par and was one of only two defensemen for the Stars to be a minus player this week. Skrastins was the other. |
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Stephane Robidas |
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Last night better not have been Robi's last visit to Carolina this season. I fully expect him to be back there in late Janurary. |
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Karlis Skrastins |
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I'm sorry I jinxed you Karlis. A day after I threw out the comment that he hadn't misplayed much in a long while, he goes and find himself in some very poor positions against the Sens and the home game against the Blues. |
| Forwards | ||
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Jamie Benn |
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Add Erik Johnson's name to the "Jamie Benn made me look like a fool handling the puck" club which also counts Tyler Myers and Drew Doughty as members. |
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Krys Barch |
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Injured in the Ottawa game, so consider this a big 'incomplete' |
| Tom Wandell | |
Started getting better as the week went on. Needs to keep using his speed to generate open ice for himself. |
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Adam Burish |
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Any time the Stars get the puck and he's on the ice, he's almost automatically crashing the net. He's due for a goal or two. |
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Loui Eriksson |
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Finally snapped the nine game goal drought and at the same time has hopefully re-sparked the Stars power play. |
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Brenden Morrow |
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Had a pretty good week point production wise and everywhere else - shots, hits, hustle - he was every bit a leader. |
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James Neal |
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'Real Deal' is back in full effect. An absolute beast against the Hurricanes. |
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Steve Ott |
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Too bad the term 'Dynamic Duo' is already taken because Ott along with Benn on the penalty kill - and pretty much any time they are together on the ice - has been exactly that. |
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Toby Petersen |
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Did have a bit better of a week compared to the previous week. |
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Mike Ribeiro |
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Two of his three goals and game winners. Of course he continues to be as fine a puck passer as there is in the western conference. |
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Brad Richards |
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For you Twitter users, maybe it's time to start a #KeepRichardsInDallas meme. |
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Brandon Segal |
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He's starting to develop some nice chemistry with Wandell, but he needs to take a cue from Burish and crash the net as often as possible. |
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Brian Sutherby |
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Started two very ill-advised fights and lost them both handily. Please keep the gloves on! |
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