Here is the updated selections from the SB Nation Mock Draft. Our selection for Dallas will be announced on Friday. 1. Edmonton Oilers: Nail Yakupov, LW 2. Columbus Blue Jackets: Filip Forsberg, RW 3. Montreal Canadiens: Mikhail Grigorenko, RW 4. New York Islanders: Alex Galchenyuk, RW 5. Toronto Maple Leafs: Ryan Murray, D 6. Anaheim Ducks: Matt Dumba, D
"I'm extremely pleased that we are adding a respected hockey man the caliber of Bob Gainey as a senior advisor to our staff," said Dallas Stars General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk. "His experience and wisdom in this business is second-to-none, and he'll be an incredible asset as we continue to build our team to championship levels."
The Dallas Stars officially announce that Bob Gainey has re-joined the team as Senior Advisor to Hockey Department.The Stars over recent weeks have been reshaping their management group, resulting in the firing of three high-level executives. The team has terminated relationships with Chief Financial Officer Robert Hutson, Assistant Vice President, Communications Rob Scichili and Senior Director of Game Entertainment & Events Jon Adams. The moves are part of changes brought forth by new ownership and by new president Jim Lites. Lites said the decisions were difficult, but are part of building a new team behind the scenes.
Mike Heika reports on the firing of three front-office personnel, including Asst. VP of Communications Rob Scichili.Tonight's Dallas Stars game at the Vancouver Canucks will be on FOX Sports Southwest Plus. FOX Sports Southwest Plus channel numbers in DFW market for Friday's game: Time Warner - Ch. 960 (requires digital box) Charter Cable - Ch. 300 DirecTV - Ch. 677 (677-1 HD) Dish - Ch. 448 (9518 HD) U-Verse Ch. 754 (1754 HD) Fios - Ch. 77 (577 HD) The game will be available on FOX Sports Southwest Plus in markets carrying the Mavericks-Magic game on FOX Sports Southwest and the Grizzlies-Rockets game on FOX Sports Houston. Stars game will be on FOX Sports Southwest's main channel in Central and South Texas (San Antonio Spurs markets) and Oklahoma since we aren't televising Spurs or Thunder games on Friday. The game also will be joined in progress on FOX Sports Southwest's main channel in the DFW area after the Mavericks postgame show.
With Rask (11-8-3, 2.05 goals-against average, .929 save percentage) gone for the foreseeable future, the Bruins signed veteran goaltender Marty Turco to a one-year contract. Turco must clear waivers before joining the club.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=620665The Dallas Stars have announced they have recalled defenseman Philip Larsen from the Texas Stars. Larsen played two games over the weekend, both losses. No word yet on whether to expect Tomas Vincour back with the team at some point in the near future. Vincour scored a goal on Friday night. With Larsen, the Stars have 8 defenseman now on the roster. With both Souray and Robidas battling foot injuries, there's a chance this is just precautionary. More to come after practice this afternoon.
"How do you deal with the problem? You have to make them aware that they are not good enough – with or without Jamie Benn and Mike Ribeiro in the lineup – to not be a hardworking team. That’s the message. They are just not good enough." "You have to work 60 minutes. We have to work 60 minutes every night with everyone in our lineup if we want to play in the playoffs. If we don’t, then we won’t play. That needs to be learned."
Glen Gulutzan after the Stars' 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay Friday night