Defending Big D, a Dallas Stars community

The world moves on and while we cling to warm memories for comfort, we cannot be lost in them, or our expectations on the present diminishes.

A big name player scratched from a elimination game being played in the tri-state area, with John Tortorella being the coach who made that decision? I've seen this before...

It's still a few months before the 18-member Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committe gets together and decides on the 2013 Hall of Fame class... But it's never too early to speak of an underdog candidate and his worth as a potential Hall of Famer.

May 22nd, 2004's epic finale between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers will be rebroadcast tonight at 8 PM on Sun Sports.

Playoff games from 2003 and 2004 will be featured on Thursdays in November on Sun Sports.

Jeff Vinik comes to town; Matt Carle's non-controversial controversey; the NHLFA chimes in on the labor negotiations. Your Monday links.

Just why would we think the 2010-11 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the most essential? We elaborate on our Puck Daddy Essentials answer here.

Matt Carle will wear number 25 for the Tampa Bay Lightning, a number many thought would eventually be (or maybe already was, at least unofficially) retired in honor of the last player to wear it, former captain Dave Andreychuk.

We continue our countdown of the top playoff games in Dallas Stars history, taking a look at the white-knuckle Game 7 win in the 2000 Western Conference Finals over the Colorado Avalanche.