Stars' Brenden Morrow, Trevor Daley To Miss At Least Two Games More
by Brad Gardner on Nov 30, 2011 12:46 PM CST
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The infusion of healthy bodies the Stars were hoping for this week is not going to happen. Word out of Frisco today is that when the Dallas Stars face the Ottawa Senators on Thursday and the New York Islanders on Saturday they will still be without their captain Brenden Morrow and defenseman Trevor Daley.
That will leave the Stars short Lehtonen, Morrow, Alex Goligoski, Daley and Adam Burish through December 7th. They start a big five game road trip on the 8th.
The Daley absence is particularly disturbing when you look at what happened in the Colorado game. I don't want to scoop Josh and his scoring chance post but the Grossman and Pardy pairing were -7 at even strength against the Avalanche, and Colorado only had 10 true scoring chances in the game by our count. You can do that math.
Brenden Morrow figured to be reinserted on the Ribeiro line (we can only guess) so Tomas Vincour will get at least two more games to find the net and turn his strong play into points. The Benn/Eriksson/Ryder trio should remain intact, though Ryder is also nursing a leg injury that requires a huge tape job just to get him out on the ice, Coach Gulutzan told media recently, which is probably why he did not practice today nor participate in morning skates recently.
Morrow had an injection to help with his back on Monday and needs time to rehab it and get into practice before playing. Trevor Daley's back is also a problem and Mike Heika says he may need an injection as well.
Jamie Benn and Vernon Fiddler also missed practice today.
The bottom line is that the Stars are stuck with what they had in the Colorado game, and they'll have to play a strong, disciplined team game for these next two in order to collect some points. A four day break (December 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th) awaits them that should allow Morrow, Daley, Fiddler and Ryder to get themselves completely right, or something close to it.
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are “dang it,” or some other colorful variation, with which please, don’t sully the comments.
I think they can survive...
There are far worse teams to be playing than the Sens and the Islanders. But they do need at least 2 of these points.
"He punched the highlights out of her hair.... He punched the HIGHLIGHTS out of her hair!!!" -- Young Neil
Trying to find a positive in this...
With the money the Stars saved in letting Richards go they were able to add a lot of depth and we are using every last inch of that depth right now. Without those guys this could be a lot more ugly.
From the sounds of it, Fiddler needs to have a few games off too but that won’t happen until some of the other guys are back and playing. I just hope his leg is able to heal.
Gives them more time to heal and gives the kids some more experience.
Sens are average and the Isles have only won twice on the road and score less than twice a game.
Stars can take both games.
by Travis Drybread on Nov 30, 2011 1:30 PM CST reply actions
The kids aren't the problem...
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Who said that they were a problem?
All I said is that it gives them more experience.
by Travis Drybread on Nov 30, 2011 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
You're reading too much into what I said.
I didn’t accuse you or anything. Just making a general statement about the state of the club.
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Hope Daley is back soon.
If Morrow would need more time, fine.
Good times are here and Stars will take what belongs to them. Sooner or Later.
"You never know what you've got till it's gone..."
I hate that Trevor is hurt and that the Stars are in this predicament, but I hope that having Daley out for a few games will at least show those folks who have ragged on him for years that Daley has developed into a solid, well-rounded defenseman who is a vital part of our D-corps, not only for his defensive play but for his puck-moving skills, his speed and his offensive capability.
On a different note, the back injuries to Morrow and Daley that require regular injections are concerning….
I've tried explaining to a Daley-hating friend for months that he's not as bad as he thinks he is.
It hasn’t worked. He also hates Lehtonen, so he may just be a moron.
Amen
Daley is extremely underrated by Stars fans. 3 years ago it was justified. I think he has bloomed into a very dependable guy back there, even if the offensive numbers are never going to be what people hoped way back when.
by Brad Gardner on Nov 30, 2011 9:50 PM CST up reply actions
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