Dallas Stars Daily Links: Morrow Out At Least Three More Games

by Erin Bolen on Feb 7, 2012 9:30 AM CST in Dallas Stars Daily Links

The shoulder and neck problems that have plagued Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow this season will keep him sidelined until at least next week.

At Monday's practice, Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said he didn't expect Morrow to make the two-game road trip to the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres that occurs this Friday and Saturday. After that game, the Stars return home for one game against the Los Angeles Kings.

These problems are the same ones that have bothered Morrow all season, apparently, and they caused him to miss six games earlier this season.

The good news for Stars fans is that when Morrow returned from his previous six-game break, he came out playing with renewed energy. Perhaps the time off now will help him provide a spark to the team during the critical and busy stretch in late February.

"We're not looking for him this trip. I don't think he'll be on this trip with us," Gulutzan said. "We're just preparing like he is not going to be here, and we'll wait to see what transpires over the next five or six days."

After the jump, more on today's game with the Phoenix Coyotes, all the college hockey information that Brandon could ever want and Brian Boyle (for real, this time!) loses a bet.

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This blog entry from Mike Heika has the same information on Morrow as the story linked above, but the really interesting reading, at least in my opinion, is Gulutzan's quote about conserving energy during a travel-heavy month. [DallasNews.com]
Gulutzan was not a happy man in the aftermath of Saturday's victory over the Minnesota Wild, but he felt a little better after looking at some film and talking with the players. Still, he says the team has to be better down the stretch. [ESPN Dallas]
Okay, the Stars are officially doomed. Barry Melrose thinks they'll make the playoffs. I'll start piecing the coffin together. [NHL.com]
Our friends over at Matchsticks and Gasoline think the Stars are very much in the hunt for Jeff Carter of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Like most places, though, they seem to ignore the very existence of Jamie Benn. Perhaps that's just because the teams have not met yet this year. [Matchsticks and Gasoline]
Morrow gets a very brief mention at the bottom of this article as someone the Vancouver Canucks might be interested in. The price, at least from a starting the negotiations point, is reasonable, but the rationale for the Stars trading Morrow really isn't since the budget crunch is no longer a huge problem. [Vancouver Sun]
USA Today doesn't seem to think the Stars will be moving any of the "win now" pieces. [USA Today]
If you love college hockey, and I know some of us around here named Brandon Worley do, check out this neat site that breaks down all the NHL teams and their systems in terms of their college players. [College Hockey Inc.]
Even being a hockey coach is a dangerous job. One day after Tom Renney of the Edmonton Oilers was hit in the head by a puck and possibly suffered a concussion, Lindy Ruff of the Buffalo Sabres was taken out by Jordan Leopold during practice and broke three ribs. [NBCSports.com/Buffalo News]
Meet the enemy, part the first: The Phoenix Coyotes got a good amount of help from their special teams and a solid game from Mike Smith as the beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1. [Five for Howling]
Meet the enemy, part the second: Before the game, the Coyotes announced they would induct Jeremy Roenick (and all the pieces of his jaw that was one shattered by Derian Hatcher) into their ring of honor. [Arizona Republic]
Around the Pacific Division: Well, the Anaheim Ducks didn't do as good a job as they could have to help the Stars on Monday (since, obviously, that's their goal every night). They let the Calgary Flames tie the game in the third period but did win the shootout 3-2. [NHL.com]
Public sports bets are always an amusing thing. Take Brian Boyle (who, contrary to what I wrote the other day, is not the Dan Boyle who plays for the Sharks). He was confident enough in the New England Patriots to make a bet with a teammate that they would win the Super Bowl. That worked out well for him. [Puck Daddy]
The semi-regular but always awesome Unlaced with Ralph Strangis interview series returned Monday with this laundry room edition with Adam Burish.

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I wonder what it would take to get Carter

by Trillmike on Feb 7, 2012 9:57 AM CST reply actions

Not sure he's a good fit

Maybe if he was shifted to right wing.

by StarzenheimerSchmidt on Feb 7, 2012 10:04 AM CST up reply actions

He's a goal scorer.

They need goal scorers. You could fit a 27 year old 30 goal top 6 forward in here.

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by Josh Lile on Feb 7, 2012 10:14 AM CST up reply actions

He's definetely a significant addition

I wonder if we could land him for a guy like Larsen/Vincour, two 2nd’s and a later pick in the 12 draft.

by Trillmike on Feb 7, 2012 10:26 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

I wouldn't be in a big hurry to do that.

That’s too many pieces for a team with a really shallow farm system to move when they aren’t close to anything.

I wouldn’t have any interest in Ballard or Raymond as the return for Morrow. Neither is a significant improvement to the roster. Raymond would easily be a third liner here, but outside of one season he hasn’t done much. I’d rather take some draft pick lottery tickets.

by Josh Lile on Feb 7, 2012 10:37 AM CST up reply actions

I doubt the Stars want any part of that contract, though.

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by Brandon Worley on Feb 7, 2012 10:31 AM CST up reply actions

Ya that's true

And the whole booze thing.

by Trillmike on Feb 7, 2012 10:36 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Patrick Kane

by Josh Lile on Feb 7, 2012 10:37 AM CST up reply actions

Him partying with Mike Richards

Not beating cab drivers

by Trillmike on Feb 7, 2012 10:52 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

I know what Carter is reported to have done.

It’s overblown. There are shirtless pictures of James van Riemsdyk with dicks drawn all over him on the internet, but Jeff Carter is a problem.

He’s fine.

by Josh Lile on Feb 7, 2012 11:33 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs

i laughed when i saw those pictures.

And laughed again just now at the mention of them.

I've never really felt guilty. I've been FOUND guilty.

by harry wagstaff on Feb 7, 2012 1:43 PM CST up reply actions

Me too. They're wonderful.

by Josh Lile on Feb 7, 2012 2:20 PM CST up reply actions

Something like 37?

by jabudi on Feb 7, 2012 3:12 PM CST up reply actions

thats interesting

a friend of mine whose a die hard hawks fan said he thinks that chicago will move kane. not necessarily at the deadline. At first i thought no way but after thinking about it I could see them thinking about it if they dont do well in the playoffs again. Jordan staal is another guy that is interesting as once crosby is back having him and malkin as top 2 centres may make staal expendable. What do you think??

by Traptors on Feb 7, 2012 1:08 PM CST up reply actions

They'll probably hang onto all three of them because of Crosby's injury.

by Travis Drybread on Feb 7, 2012 1:29 PM CST up reply actions

staals a free agent though

Thats a raise coming up and with money going towards crosby, malking fleury and letang maybe moving staal for a few pieces will be the way they go

by Traptors on Feb 7, 2012 3:15 PM CST up reply actions

Moving Kane would be pretty stupid unless they got a huge return

by Josh Lile on Feb 7, 2012 1:37 PM CST up reply actions

It's really not Joe Nieuwendyk's style,

as we’ve come to know it so far. 10 year deals… no

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by Brad Gardner on Feb 7, 2012 10:48 AM CST up reply actions

best reason

against acquiring him.

by StarzenheimerSchmidt on Feb 7, 2012 12:15 PM CST up reply actions

Didn't Carter play wing...

…with Richards?

by Dallas_Stars74 on Feb 7, 2012 11:29 AM CST up reply actions

an example

of not the best fit. Morrow needs a guy like Ribeiro. Morrow’s only chance of touching the puck playing with Carter is deflecting Carter’s shots. Not a style of center I’m a fan of. Also not a fan of Benn being moved back to wing anymore. A true #1 PPG power center is hard to find. Bigger impact on games playing center. I’d rather Carter move to wing than Benn back to wing. Carter has played some wing.

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____-Ribeiro-Carter

Course, not sure how we could get Carter without giving up too much.

by StarzenheimerSchmidt on Feb 7, 2012 12:15 PM CST up reply actions

A first round pick and a young roster player is a starting point.

By the way I am aware of Benn, wish I was when I was making my fantasy teams but anyway, but I have not seen him play yet this season. Carter for the Stars also has versatility, he is a Center / Wing and should find his way into the Stars top 6 somehow.

I believe he fits for Dallas, hence the Stars being in the top 5 teams in my article.

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by Mitch Smith on Feb 7, 2012 1:52 PM CST up reply actions

I blame Jamie Benn and a gallon of hair gel he put in his hair at the AllStar for converting Barry Melrose into a Stars fan.

by Supernova10 on Feb 7, 2012 10:08 AM CST reply actions

Yeah. Barry Melrose seems to be his newest fan from what I heard on NHL Tonight on Friday.

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by TracyJean on Feb 7, 2012 11:05 AM CST up reply actions

Keith Jones

also picked Dallas to make the playoffs last night over Minny.

by StarzenheimerSchmidt on Feb 7, 2012 12:17 PM CST up reply actions

As did 'Mad' Mike Milbury, but....

….being chosen by Barry Melrose is equivalent to a death-sentence :D.

by Dallas_Stars74 on Feb 7, 2012 12:22 PM CST up reply actions

He's been saying that for a month though

so that’s nothing new

by 182below0 on Feb 7, 2012 5:24 PM CST up reply actions

Whoops

Did I not mention Brenden Morrow’s 4 game absence in the game preview? ;)

It wasn’t much of a mistake. His absence is not really impacting the effectiveness of that line, unfortunately.

I still don’t think Nystrom’s the answer there. Hopefully they can find some space tonight. Against the Coyotes and their system, however, it will be a game that looks an awful lot like Saturday’s vs Minnesota, unfortunately.

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by Brad Gardner on Feb 7, 2012 10:50 AM CST reply actions

Ugh, trap game.

I hate Tippett unless he’s coaching my team.

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by T-rom on Feb 7, 2012 11:05 AM CST up reply actions

For some reason

I get the feeling the Stars will score 4 goals this game and win handily. Just a gut thing. I know, optimistic thinking.

by Starzfanatic on Feb 7, 2012 11:11 AM CST up reply actions

It doesn't matter who is there if Ribeiro isn't a factor.

by Josh Lile on Feb 7, 2012 11:35 AM CST up reply actions

Ribs play makes me miss pierre turgeon.

Ok, not really.

I've never really felt guilty. I've been FOUND guilty.

by harry wagstaff on Feb 7, 2012 1:47 PM CST up reply actions

ribeiro needs guys who can score to be effective

he’s still doing what he’s always done, the difference is that morrow isn’t scoring at the same clip when he’s healthy and loui is in a slump. if guys aren’t scoring on a line then you need to keep changing things up so teams cant gameplan all the time. giving the other team a fresh look to play against can help. i say put him ryder and vincour, they’ll do their thing with possession and will put in some goals. the thing that bothers me more than anything though is this entire team’s reluctance to shoot the damn puck. if im gully i tell the guys that if they have space then they need to let it fly, at least then you could generate some rebounds instead of looking for that perfect shot. i would only want my team to overpass if they were on the powerplay.

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by heyitsthatguy! on Feb 7, 2012 1:56 PM CST up reply actions

Ribeiro needs to put himself in a position to score.

He takes a bunch of shots…they’re just from the perimeter. He and his linemates aren’t getting to the net. Ryder won’t help the problem. He’s a pure shooter which is why he’s working well with Benn. Benn gets the puck up the ice (not necessarily by carrying it but through a comb of carrying it and creating space for his linemates), and Ryder gets to just rip it.

Any solution you come up with just opens up more holes because they aren’t a deep team. They’re stuck for now.

by Josh Lile on Feb 7, 2012 2:24 PM CST up reply actions

not sure about that

ribs scored a goal right in front of the net against minnesota. that plays into what i was saying about this team over passing.

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by heyitsthatguy! on Feb 7, 2012 4:40 PM CST up reply actions

that was a powerplay. Ribs was on the boards and followed the shot in from the point

collected the puck and hit the wide open net.

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by graylikethecolor on Feb 7, 2012 5:15 PM CST up reply actions

For all of

Ribeiro’s perceived struggles, he’s on a 60 point at least pace, which means he’s having a typical season. Actually pretty good considering for most of the games he hasn’t played with anyone with finish.

by StarzenheimerSchmidt on Feb 7, 2012 5:17 PM CST up reply actions

Problem is I don't want to pay a guy 5mil to score 60 points.

If he doesn’t put up 80+ points then his huge defensive deficiencies are not worth the contract. Problem is we have no capable pivot to make any sort of offense on the second line. That is just a part of the struggles this season but a problem none the less.

by modano9 on Feb 7, 2012 5:24 PM CST up reply actions

He has to score a point per game to be worth 5 mil?

Tough crowd

by Josh Lile on Feb 7, 2012 6:45 PM CST up reply actions

If he had anyone that played with him that could score on a regular basis, he'd probably have a lot more points.

by Travis Drybread on Feb 8, 2012 7:51 AM CST up reply actions

exactly

i think morrow’s poor play is dragging ribs down with him. and as far as his goal goes, that plays into what i was talking about when i said the team tends to overpass. if the guys would shoot more i think they would have more chances to score goals. it seems like thats been a problem for several years now, if they have some space they need to shoot. i will never understand why guys pass up a good look to get rid of the puck. every game i’ve been to this year there have people in the crowd screaming to shoot the damn puck more, even when they were down a goal and with time running out they still overpassed!

by the way worst e-news ever...

by heyitsthatguy! on Feb 8, 2012 12:27 PM CST up reply actions