Mike Modano Will Not be Offered a Contract By Dallas Stars

You can listen here.

Would anyone be upset by that?

I certainly agree with Nieuwy on this decision, hockey wise. This is the way it needs to be. It’s time to more forward.

But I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes. This is a very tough thing. Very sad

I for one am in agreeance that it’s a move that needs to be made. Too much depth at center makes this decision for you. In the words of the Coast Guard to Maverick when Goose died “You gotta let him go, sir” Mo said so himself, we seem to be trying to hold on to the ‘99 team as hard as we can. Although this team will be unrecognizable in October it’s just something we as fans have to deal with. Time waits for nobody. I’d just like to thank Mo, singlehandedly the reason why a boy from a small town in East Texas lives and breaths Dallas Stars hockey. Godspeed.

When he signs with San Jose, and the Stars are out of the playoffs….

gulp

I’ll be rooting for San Jose to win the cup.

He’s made that abundantly clear.

the Barch raise is bad timing. However, it had to be the easiest one for Joe to make.

I would have let him walk. I mean, how many wins was he directly (or indirectly) responsible for? Zip.

Good luck Mo.

Assuming they don’t sign Lehtinen again, there will be 0 players left from the cup year….

I don’t even know how to feel about that. It will finally be 100% not the same team it was in 99

In the Shark Tank soon. It’s clear they both own that place so it’s only fitting but seeing them 6 times a year in another team’s uniform is quite depressing.

Then you sign him for a year, if Jere wants to play one more year, then you sign him. These are guys who have given everything to your franchise. Already it seems we aren’t moving forward with the resigning of Barch, and lack of trades. I’m feeling discouraged already about next season.

Since they are moving on…I would hope that Mike could get picked up by Minnesota..(Where it all began and where I was born and raised) atleast they may have the money, the heart, and the Loyalty to give him his last Hurrahhh. Man, this just blows. Seems in this day and age.. no one has any loyalty to their players. Its just about money. Sad indeed
Mike

i can see both sides of the coin on this. Modano was pretty jekyll and hyde most of the season., sleepwalking through many games, but so did the rest of the team.

Modano did bring some veteran leadership, actually WON faceoffs and put some butts in the seats.

it’s not like this team is top 5 where we have zero room for an aging legend. i just dont really know what to think.

Nieuwendyk said that door will be open for Mike to have a position with the team when he decides to retire and he made this decision before free agency opens in deference to Mike so he can shop around.

He continues to be Mike’s advocate, but his number one focus has to be the future of the Dallas Stars.

Nieuwy: A lot of uncertainty…but in position to be a competitive team. If we can make something that makes sense, we’ll do it.

And we’ll all cringe…

Didn’t really reveal a lot.

The Modano presser later should be more interesting.

said something really silly, implying that Joe was lying about depth at center.

Depth at center is exactly what this is all about and the people who don’t really follow hockey who are opining on this subject are completely missing the point.

 I hope he retires.
I’d hate to see him in a Coyotes or a Thrashers sweater. :[

Money aside, it’s either keep Mike here or keep Benn and Wandell waiting at the back of the line. Richards, Ribeiro/Benn, and Wandell is a better 3-line center depth than Richards, Ribeiro, Modano, Wandell and Benn floating around on the already crowded wings. Better to move on now and give Benn and Wandell the chance they deserve.

That said, it’s going to be really strange seeing the name “Modano” stitched on a different uniform….and I don’t really think Modano will retire, either. Not yet.

The casual fan isn’t going to understand the longjam at center. No, they’re gonna see a new front office kick the face of the franchise out the door because they think he’s washed up; the Stars will lose some credibility. And like it or not, the Stars need those fans, especially in this market, and with the role they have in it (#4 out of 4 teams). Seems like Nieuwendyk doesn’t get this.

Throw in the fact that this probably means we won’t be trading Ribeiro for a D-man, and we will be relying on Wandell to recover completely from a torn ACL (and also prove he’s a good player- which I think he could be), and it only makes the decision more questionable. As I said I would if he didn’t offer Modano a contract, I’ve lost some confidence now in Nieuwendyk as GM- seems like we’ll have pretty much the same team as last year, which wasn’t very good. Our cap situation isn’t his fault, but now is the time to be creative and he isn’t doing that. Even when we do get money, I’m not sure that will inflate my confidence in his ability to improve the team.

has anyone heard if the KHL would be interested. I’m pretty certain Big Mo wouldn’t this is more a a curiosity

Mo will be in a Sharks or Wings jersey next season.

The Stars will again give us hope they’ll earn a playoff spot but falter prior to the trade deadline.

New ownership will make a move that won’t help.

Stars will get another top-10 pick.