Dallas Stars sign veteran defenseman Karlis Skrastins. Defending Big D takes a look at Stars news, and a look at NHL free agency.

With a limited budget the Dallas Stars have had to stay relatively quiet thus far in the offseason.

The TSN free agent tracker reports that the Dallas Stars have signed defenseman Karlis Skrastins to a 2 year, $2.75 million contract.

As expected, the Dallas Stars were quiet on the first day of free agency. It may have cost them.

The 2009 NHL Free Agency period has officially started and already we've seen some interesting news start flying around the league about Dany Heatley, Dwayne Roloson, Marian Hossa and a number of other big-name free agents. None involve the Dallas Stars.

Defending Big D takes you around the NHL and previews NHL Free Agency, beginning today. Stars re-sign Jere Lehtinen.

With free agency fast approaching and the Dallas Stars committed to keeping a lower budget than normal and not making a big splash in the free agent pool, Defending Big D takes a look at exactly who is currently on the team.

Gustavsson is going to wait before picking a team

With free agency starting tomorrow, here is a rundown of the current status of the Dallas Stars' roster and projected free agents.

NHL Free Agency starts next week: the Dallas Stars have several big choices to make, without a lot of money.