Stargazing: Brandon Segal Clears Waivers, Heads to AHL

by Brad Gardner on Jan 11, 2011 2:43 PM CST in Dallas Stars News

When the Dallas Stars traded for Jamie Langenbrunner without sending any players in exchange to the Devils, our first thought was "yay!" and our second thought was "Uh oh." That, of course, is because someone was going to have to go because a team will not often carry around 14 forwards. "Uh oh," because this team really came together in training camp and ever since there has obviously been great camaraderie and chemistry that we hate to see broken up or disturbed in any way. Yet still, someone had to go.

Brandon Segal and his two way contract, despite his significant contributions this year, were the logical choice. He cleared waivers this morning and joins Fabian Brunnstrom in Cedar Park with the Texas Stars.

Having been blessed with the opportunity to spend a little more time with the team this year and see how things are in the locker room, I think this (pardon the vernacular) "kind of sucks," but it's a necessary evil. Segal was a lot of fun and obviously liked by his mates. He worked hard and made the best of this situation after being claimed from Los Angeles a year ago.

The show, as they say, must go on, so Dallas now awaits Toby Petersen's return to health with only 12 available forwards. With only three games in the next nine nights and a five day break at the end of the month, one would think the team will enter the stretch run in February/March fresh and repaired.

Afternoon reading...

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Heika has a good quotes on Richie and Loui's All-Star inclusions and their budding friendship... [Dallas Morning News]
ESPN grades all 30 teams through half the season. High praise for Dallas... [ESPN]
The Oilers will begin experiment tonight with Hall at center in Dallas [T. Sun]
Yahoo! Power Rankings take a shot at Dallas Stars attendance this season. The Oilers on a Tuesday night will not disprove them, unfortunately. [Yahoo!]
Check out Puck Daddy's Puck Headlines and scroll down to the screenshot of NHL '11 to see what the game thinks of what the Coyotes and Rangers did yesterday (Wolski for Rozsival). Hilarious. [Puck Daddy]
Stepneski has injury updates on Skrastins, Niskanen and Petersen [ESPN Dallas]
Dallas Observer notes the Stars are having a good year...scratch that, "interesting season" and suggest people might even start paying attention when football season is over. Maybe. [Dallas Observer]

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Yahoo Rankings

Appear to be appropriately titled… done by a bunch of Yahoo’s. LAK 6? SJ 10? Each 4-6 in their last 10, SJ has lost 4 straight, and both are moving UP the rankings? Am I taking crazy pills?? Both teams are playing way below potential and expectations, but don’t rankings have to take into consideration what is happening on the ice? And Vancouver ranked 3rd??

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by Rizory on Jan 11, 2011 3:07 PM CST reply actions

Lots of love there from ESPN in their mid-season rankings.

Grade A and trending up? I’ll take it.

I went over there and read the whole thing. The Devils synopsis was just sad – Grade F and trending down? How can you get any lower than F? Maybe T for Troll? Although, the way the Devils are playing, I’m sure they can find a way to do it.

Dallas Stars, #1 in the Pacific Division!

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by TracyJean on Jan 11, 2011 3:24 PM CST reply actions

Dallas Observer isn't the only one confused.

If you look at dallasnews.com and scroll down to the sports section on the main page, there isn’t anything listed about either the Stars or Mavs (not that I care about them), who are actually still playing. The five headlines listed are all Cowboys and Rangers.

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by TracyJean on Jan 11, 2011 3:26 PM CST reply actions

Ive given up on the Dallas Morning News

We’ve talked to Heika about it, and basically the editors will only promote what is getting the clicks…not actually promote something to try and build interest. Basically they go where the interest already is, and could care less about trying to build interest elsewhere.

Doesn’t matter now, since they’re going to a pay site now.

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by Brandon Worley on Jan 11, 2011 3:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

it's a shame

i really like reading Heika as he’s always with the team.

by spatulacity on Jan 11, 2011 4:10 PM CST up reply actions

One more reason newspapers are dying!

I live in Johnson county and quit taking the Star Telegram several years ago and started getting my news from internet and television.
I used to go to the ST website for awhile and also DMN.
Now, I never go to ST and only go to DMN to read Heika.

by Cowpokealong on Jan 11, 2011 4:21 PM CST up reply actions

I barely ever go to even Heika's blog anymore...

In the past, immediately before/after a game, I would routinely stop here, at Andrew’s and at Heika’s. Heika’s has turned me off not solely because it is the Dallas Morning News, but because of the tenor of the comments over there. I don’t read Andrew’s as much now that Mark is over at ESPN – I’m just not that big on ESPN.

That’s an interesting perspective from Heika. Thanks for supplying that, Brandon. I wonder how frustrating it is for him sometimes to work in that kind of atmosphere – that the stuff he writes is almost an afterthought to the bigwigs at DMN.

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by TracyJean on Jan 11, 2011 4:25 PM CST up reply actions

He works his ass off though, I'll tell you that

I love Heika.

And I never read the comments over there any more.

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by Brad Gardner on Jan 11, 2011 5:11 PM CST up reply actions

I go to Defending Big D for probably 99% of my Stars news.

I used to frequent Heika’s blog, and make comments there, but after they changed the website, to make it more difficult to find things, I basically dropped out.

Now Defending Big D is the source of virtually all my Stars information… y’all should be proud, because you’ve managed to build a world-class news blog. It provides timely information that’s every bit as good as the stuff I’ve gotten elsewhere… if it’s lacking anything, it’s only the personal touch that writers like Heika (who regularly talk with the team) can add to it, and there’s nothing that any of y’all can do about that right now.

by C. Bob on Jan 11, 2011 6:24 PM CST up reply actions