Dallas Stars Daily Links: Gulutzan Says Stars Can Do Better Than Shootout Win Over Wild

by Erin Bolen on Feb 6, 2012 6:00 AM CST in Dallas Stars Daily Links

From a strictly bookkeeping standpoint, the Dallas Stars got basically what they wanted out of Saturday's game against the Minnesota Wild - two points.

But Stars coach Glen Gulutzan was less-than-pleased with how his team played on the way to those points.

For the second consecutive game, the Stars were plagued with silly turnovers in their own zone. Jake Dowell was far from the only player guilty of this, but it was his turnover in the third period that led to the Wild's only goal and the Stars' inability to truly win a four-point game.

Gulutzan started the season focusing on the positives for the team, but he has been much more critical since the All-Star break, and he wasn't mincing words after Saturday's game either.

"We relied on our goalie a lot," Gulutzan said. "We have to be better. We have to be better. I’m ecstatic about the two points and it’s going to help us, but we have a different level that we need to get to."

After the jump, a very slow news day in Stars world, happy anniversary to Scott Gomez and Teemu Selanne wears a shirt more appropriate on a college frat boy.

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There was a little football game on Sunday that you might have heard of, so most of the sports stories written were directed toward the NFL. One of the only Stars stories I could find, other than the notes package linked above, was this paywalled story from Mike Heika looking at how the Stars bring along their prospects. [DallasNews.com]
It was such a slow news day that even the official site didn't have anything new up. So here's a story from a few days ago on Mark Fistric and how he deals with the unpredictable scratch situation that happens with eight "healthy" defensemen. [DallasStars.com]
Also from a few days ago, your semi-regular Razor musings, this time focusing on the extremely busy month the Stars have in front of them. [Razor with an Edge]
True to his usual form, Eddie Belfour only offered a limited number of quotes as he met the media before being honored before Saturday's game against the Minnesota Wild. So if a lot of these quotes from a pretty decent feature seem familiar to you, that's why. [NHL.com]
I know, I know. The guy makes a ton of money and hasn't come close to living up to his contract. But I can't help but feel a little bad for Scott Gomez, who officially marked a year between goals on Sunday. I mean, he didn't offer himself that ridiculous contract (hi New York Rangers!), and it's not like the guy tries to go out there every night and do nothing. [Puck Daddy]
Meet the enemy: The Phoenix Coyotes are one of the teams in a dogfight with the Stars for the final playoff berths in the West, and former Stars backup goalie Mike Smith will have to play a big role in any run they want to make. [Arizona Republic]
Around the Pacific Division: From a strictly Stars-fan perspective, I wish that Teemu Selanne of the Anaheim Ducks would hurry up and retire already. But between his legendary obsession with cars and his willingness to wear this shirt while being interviewed, maybe I just wish he'd go back to the Eastern Conference. Also, why don't the Stars do a public skills competition anymore? I don't even need a ceramic pig. [Puck Daddy]
The Los Angeles Kings aren't alone in having some semi-nefarious home-rink advantages. [Down Goes Brown]
I told you Glen Gulutzan wasn't happy, and you can kind of see that in his body language and hear it in his tone of voice in this post-game interview from Saturday.

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Back to the East?

Wait… has Selanne ever played in the East? I don’t think so. I guess if he moved ‘back’ to Winnipeg he would be in the East, but that would be the first time.

by Stacey Ross on Feb 6, 2012 8:05 AM CST reply actions

No Research

But I swear he signed a cheap contract to play for the Flyers for like one year? Or am I thinking Avs?

by Waywardstars on Feb 6, 2012 11:19 AM CST up reply actions

Avs

by jabudi on Feb 6, 2012 11:22 AM CST up reply actions

They didn't show all of Gully's comments

on TX-21 post game. But in just a few sentences it was clear he was pissed.

by 1paniolo on Feb 6, 2012 8:34 AM CST reply actions

That's good- Gully needs to get upset when the team makes blatant mistakes and plays inconsistent

I’m glad the super bowl is over- now we can get back to hockey

"The Dallas Cowboys announced they have released Jerry Jones."

by T-rom on Feb 6, 2012 8:47 AM CST reply actions

I think I may have upset him a bit asking him about chemistry issues.

I wanted him to go into detail about the turnovers…he didn’t take the bait.

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by Brandon Worley on Feb 6, 2012 9:08 AM CST reply actions

Good. He needs to be pissed. Because I sure am. If we can't cleanly beat teams like Minny, we have no place in playoffs.

And I want playoffs!

by iHorses on Feb 6, 2012 9:33 AM CST reply actions

God knows I make enough word errors

but I do find it humorous that Razor, who loves words and playing with the language, tripped up on a homonym.

Lehtonen was reign-whipped like the mount of a Comanche scout that had been spotted.

He wanted rein-whipped.

rein: (N) – a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal …

reign: (N) – royal rule or authority; sovereignty.

Having an editor is a nice thing I’m sure any writer will confirm!

by 1paniolo on Feb 6, 2012 10:07 AM CST reply actions

I can't remember the last time I felt that empty after a win

Other than Lehtonen, they didn’t really “deserve” the win and didn’t even seem to want it all that much. Embarassing to be that bad in front of your home crowd when you’re supposedly fighting for a playoff spot.

Something NEEDS to change with the coaching staff. I’m not ready to ditch Gully but I hope something changes soon. I don’t even really want to pay money to see them play because you never know what you’re going to get.

by jabudi on Feb 6, 2012 11:25 AM CST reply actions

I don't believe that a simple trade or FA pickup is going to fix this

There needs to be a large team shakeup of some sort. Maybe a trade would do that for a while, but there’s something still wrong with the system IMO.

by jabudi on Feb 6, 2012 11:28 AM CST reply actions

glad to see Gully was irritated...

I kinda was too….even though it was a win. That could have easily been a loss, when it should have been an easier win than it was IMO. A little better effort would have been nice, especially in front of a rare sell out crowd…

However, i was glad to see that I wasn’t the only one who was getting frustrated with the Stars pass happy offense as the game went on. Everyone in my section kept yelling “shoooot!”. I can’t help but think that some of the offensive problems would be alleviated if they just shot the puck more instead of waiting for the perfect shot….especially on the powerplay!

by rpm0003 on Feb 6, 2012 12:27 PM CST reply actions

While there is truth to that

I’ve heard fans scream “SHOOOOOT!” in Detroit and Chicago too. It does no good to shoot on net if it’s just going to hit a defenseman. But that comes back to everyone needing more movement IMO.

by jabudi on Feb 6, 2012 12:36 PM CST up reply actions

Right

It just seems like alot of the time they just keep cycling the puck and waiting for the perfect opportunity to shoot it, which doesn’t always come up, and it was especially prominent this last game. Our shots for/against are not good this year…but yeah I agree about needing more movement

by rpm0003 on Feb 6, 2012 2:39 PM CST reply actions