Dallas Stars Daily Links: Benn Not Ruled Out Of All-Star Game Just Yet

by Erin Bolen on Jan 16, 2012 6:01 AM CST in Dallas Stars Daily Links

The Dallas Stars are definitely in the middle of a "take good news where you can get it" stretch after learning that Jamie Benn will be out at least 10 days recovering from an appendectomy.

So the news that the Stars have not ruled Benn out of the All-Star game, at least not yet, can be taken as a ray of hope.

Mike Modano, who had his appendix taken out in March of 2010, missed 18 days, including the day of his surgery, and he talked with Mike Heika about what the recovery process would be like.

``It was probably a two inch slit, and you could definitely feel that, so you had to get that back and just be able to move and skate and not worry about it,'' (Modano) said. ``But, it healed pretty quickly and I felt good after that.''

Benn has been selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game, which will be held Jan. 29 in Ottawa. That's 14 days, so it's feasible he could return.

``It's a tough call there,'' Modano said. ``It's your first one, it's in Canada, so you have to think he would want to be there. But you have to do what's best and what feels right.''

Steve Ott also had his appendix removed in 2010, though he was out closer to three and a half weeks after dealing with a post-operative infection. Some players in various sports have returned in as few as 7-10 days, but I think a minimum of two weeks is reasonable.

After the jump, more on today's game against the Blues, headshots past and present and Russian rap with Alexander Ovechkin.

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In finally some positive news on the injury front, Tomas Vincour and Philip Larsen are finally practicing with the team. And they also finally admitted that Larsen suffered a concussion and not just the nebulous concussion-like symptoms. [ESPN Dallas]
Gerry Fraley's paywalled advance takes on the obvious question of the day - how the heck will this team at least tread water without its two top centers? [DallasNews.com]
Jordie Benn took to Twitter with a few cute little comments about his brother's plight. Also, his background is quite cool. [Twitter/Twitter]
The Stars aren't the only Western Conference team dealing with some nasty injury problems. We learned Sunday that Mikko Koivu will be out a month or more with a bum shoulder, and all the Minnesota Wild fans wept. [Minneapolis Star-Tribune]
In the latest installment of the league's war against headshots, Columbus Blue Jackets scrub Dane Byers has a phone hearing today for this hit to the head of Andrew Desjardins. [Backhand Shelf]
We all know pro hockey players in Europe tend to like metal, thanks to Jere Lehtinen and his death metal fetish. But apparently German punk rock bands like hockey, and one is even going the extra mile to make sure its local team sticks around. [Puck Daddy]
Meet the enemy, part the first: David Perron missed approximately forever with a concussion from a Joe Thornton blindside headshot last season, but he's really settling into new coach Ken Hitchcock's system. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Meet the enemy, part the second: And speaking of my favorite Captain Kangaroo lookalike, he's done one heck of a job turning the Blues around after an inconsistent start got former coach Davis Payne canned. [Winnipeg Free Press]
Around the Pacific Division, the winner: Who is the team that beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Sunday, and what have they done with the real Anaheim Ducks? [The Province]
Around the Pacific Division, the losers: I don't know what happened to the hockey world Sunday, but as the Ducks keep winning, the San Jose Sharks finally lost, falling behind early in a 4-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Also, the Los Angeles Kings dropped back into their old offensive habits with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers. [San Jose Mercury News/Los Angeles Times]
Oh Jack Edwards. This is why I think you're an unprofessional clown, even if it is a few days old. [ProHockeyTalk]
With all the bad news going around Sunday, I figured most fans need something to make them smile this morning. So check out this Russian rap video, and yes, it is hockey related. Alex Ovechkin has a verse that begins around 3 minutes in. And even if that wasn't there, the production values on this and random English words thrown in would make it good for a watch. Some translations are here at Russian Machine Never Breaks.

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I never thought anything could be more annoying . . .

than the crap called rap, the pitiful display that wrongly calls itself music and is delivered by dorks who wrongly call themselves artists!

But it is even worse when two guys who visibly have no musicality attempt it.

Ovechkin, I’d much rather you get a hat trick against my Stars than have to listen to that again!!
(PS- It’s even a worse display when you mute the sound!)

And, yes, I was born before 1970.

by Cowpokealong on Jan 16, 2012 7:52 AM CST reply actions

rap isn't music.

It’s a poetry slam for people who don’t know how to rhyme.

"He punched the highlights out of her hair.... He punched the HIGHLIGHTS out of her hair!!!" -- Young Neil

by Tsudbury on Jan 16, 2012 8:00 AM CST up reply actions

And I was born mid 80s, so I'm supposed to love the stuff.

"He punched the highlights out of her hair.... He punched the HIGHLIGHTS out of her hair!!!" -- Young Neil

by Tsudbury on Jan 16, 2012 8:00 AM CST up reply actions

Certainly not!

Just pointing out that I’m an old guy.

And. you’re just pointing out that you have good taste.

by Cowpokealong on Jan 16, 2012 8:29 AM CST up reply actions

Just making sure that you know us "kids" don't all enjoy it either :-)

It’s too crude for me. I enjoy the fun songs, not the ones about rapin b***es, doin drugs, and murderin fellow n-words.

So pretty much I enjoy Will Smith.

"He punched the highlights out of her hair.... He punched the HIGHLIGHTS out of her hair!!!" -- Young Neil

by Tsudbury on Jan 16, 2012 8:44 AM CST up reply actions

Hahah...

You must love my Facebook video material. =)

Trevor Daley is my cup of tea.

by Henri Muroke on Jan 16, 2012 10:06 AM CST up reply actions

I don't watch it.

i see them posted when I’m at work, but I can’t watch them here.

And when I get home, I forget about them.

"He punched the highlights out of her hair.... He punched the HIGHLIGHTS out of her hair!!!" -- Young Neil

by Tsudbury on Jan 16, 2012 10:46 AM CST up reply actions

Like I say.

Fair enough. =)

Trevor Daley is my cup of tea.

by Henri Muroke on Jan 16, 2012 11:14 AM CST up reply actions

I don't know that a single sandwich will do much.

I think she needs dessert three meals a day for a few weeks. Good gourd.

by WingnutInStarsCountry on Jan 16, 2012 9:08 AM CST up reply actions

ovechkin looks so akward in that video

and god rap is even more annoying in a different language. and I like
russian.

GET OFF NIEUWENDYK'S NUTS

by 8thegreat on Jan 16, 2012 9:48 AM CST reply actions

ugghh that is just terrible

i’m more in the vein of Jere, i go to a metal fest every summer and my ipod is full of thrash/death/black metal. Thankfully unless the radio is on i’m rarely subjected to pop music. Sports people just shouldn’t do things like this, it’s embarrassing. Who was it who rapped on a tour with the cup? Was it a blackhawk?

by ukstar on Jan 16, 2012 10:30 AM CST reply actions

- I like Jack Edwards enthusiasm on the air, but I hate his over-biased opinions outside commenting the game.

- Nice move by the German punk rock band (Die toten Hosen), although I don’t really like there music or the team they are helping with that :)

- Please get Jamie Benn OFF THE ALL-STAR GAME! He will need the few extra days for his recovery. Why risk or ruin that by the needless trip to Ottawa? I know it’s his first and it’s Canada… but again: Bigger picture! Playoffs???

by Alex from Germany on Jan 16, 2012 12:17 PM CST reply actions

I couldn’t agree more about getting him out of the game. He needs the rest and extra time to heal. We will need him at 100 percent after the break and he shouldn’t risk pulling a stitch or staple in some game that changes nothing in the standings. He already got the nomination and that will always stick with him. He will have plenty more chances to play in future All-Star Games. I think he should get removed from the roster so he isn’t skating on ice but (if he can) fly him up to Ottawa so he can experience all the off-ice stuff and still get the experience and talk to the fellow All-Stars.

by squog on Jan 17, 2012 1:46 AM CST up reply actions

Jordies Twitter was interesting

but I loved this pic he tweeted! I hadn’t seen it before so here it is:

That is so darn awesome. Hopefully it can become a regular experience, but if it doesn’t that is a pic their kids will show their kids.

by 1paniolo on Jan 16, 2012 1:16 PM CST reply actions

Loved the article on the Canucks

in The Province. That style probably gets a bit old to read regular, but I thought it was hilarious. But maybe it was just enjoyment at seeing one of the best teams in the conference has issues too. Sidenote: Apparently every frickin team in the league sees Weber as their savior.

by 1paniolo on Jan 16, 2012 1:35 PM CST reply actions