A much tougher week this past week compared to the last few for the Dallas Stars who went an even two wins and two losses. The ups and downs this week reflect that as we have a lot more "evens" and a few 'downs' ... Not so much because the players have been horrible per say, but when you go back to .500 hockey after a couple weeks of pulling off a six game win streak, you're bound to see some guys trending downwards.
| Goalies | Trend | Notes |
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Richard Bachman |
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Saw some mop-up duty in Phoenix. I suppose making four saves on the four shots you face means you had an ok week right? |
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Andrew Raycroft |
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Struggled badly for stretches in three of the four games, but also had moments where he was the only reason the Stars weren't completely blown out of all four. |
| Defensemen | ||
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Trevor Daley |
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Daley continues to play well generating a fair amount of offense from his rushes while still being defensively responsible. |
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Jeff Woywitka |
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Easily one of the biggest surprises of the season for Stars fans in terms of how he's played. |
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Nicklas Grossman |
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His lack of speed is exploited by teams with quicker forwards which was very apparent in the Coyotes game. |
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Matt Niskanen |
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It's not like he's been horrible the past week, but he was a healthy scratch during Monday's game which is maybe an how much better Woywitka is playing as opposed to anything Nisky has done. |
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Stephane Robidas |
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Had a couple of rough games against Chicago and Phoenix, but did have a nice bounce back effort against the Sharks. |
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Karlis Skrastins |
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Back to blocking a load of shots and has been excelling in reading and anticipating plays in his zone. |
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Philip Larsen |
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Played in the Blackhawks game and didn't really get to show his stuff considering the Stars only had one power play in the game. |
| Forwards | ||
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Jamie Benn |
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Did have a very good game against the Sharks, but the other three games were nothing to write home about. |
| Tom Wandell | |
Not doing enough to force Crawford's hand into giving him more ice time. |
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Adam Burish |
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The team may have had an up and down week, but it wasn't due to a lack of effort and hustle on Adam's part. |
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Loui Eriksson |
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It's very promising to see more goals starting to come from his stick. |
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Brenden Morrow |
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An "up" alone for coming back in that game against San Jose. |
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James Neal |
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Goals in three of the last four games and four points in total. This is the James Neal we're been waiting to see this season. |
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Steve Ott |
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No goals and only one assist, but Ott of course has his own ways of leaving an impression in each game even if he's not on the scoresheet. Also See: Burish, Adam. |
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Mike Ribeiro |
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Still a wizard with the puck and his effort against San Jose demonstrated just how dangerous he is when he decides to shoot more than look for the perfect pass. |
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Brad Richards |
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A handful of assists in the first couple of games the past week, but opposing teams are starting to give him less and less space to operate. Automatic in shootouts however. |
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Brandon Segal |
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Had the goal that sparked the comeback against the Hawks and has had a few nice looks at the goal since. Finsing a nice comfort zone playing with Ott and Burish. |
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Brian Sutherby |
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Sutherby has been playing? I've hardly noticed to be brutally honest. |
| Aaron Gagnon | |
Started his week well with an assist against Carolina and played steady - though nothing extraordinary - throughout. |
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