gary-bettman Stories - Defending Big D
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Goalie Scout Believes Jack Campbell's Development On Track
The Dallas Stars selection of goalie Jack Campbell in the first round of the 2010 draft remains controversial among some fans. All you have to do is mention Campbell's name to get some people on a rant about selecting a goalie in the first round and passing up the opportunity to draft Cam...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Benn Most Accurate Shooter At All-Star Skills Competition
So much for Jamie Benn's shot being a big secret. The Dallas Stars lone representative at the 2012 NHL All-Star Game played the part of Texas sharp-shooter to perfection in Saturday's Skills Competition. Even though he hasn't played in nearly two weeks after an emergency appendectomy, he posted the...
Was It Never Really About Realignment To Begin With?
Gary Bettman is freaking brilliant. The NHL commissioner orchestrated the rarest thing in professional sports with his realignment ploy this season - the no-lose situation. First, for those of you who missed the mess that broke last night, a quick primer: The NHLPA had to approve the NHL's...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Stars "Biggest Winner" In NHL Realignment
A handful of NHL teams and their fans are bound to be displeased with the radical four-conference realignment passed by the league's Board of Governors on Monday night. The Dallas Stars are not one of those teams. No, the Stars are basically as happy as can be with the new league format, which has...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Jim Lites The Right Man To Lead Business Side Of Stars
Mac Engel isn't what you'd call a regular at Dallas Stars media availability. Heck, I'm not all that sure he even showed up to Tom Gaglardi's introductory press conference last week. But he is one of the bigwigs among DFW area columnists, and he chimed in on a fairly interesting topic in Stars-land...
Bettman: Gaglardi's Been Asking About Dallas Realignment Since 2009
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman accompanied the announcement of Tom Gaglardi as new Dallas Stars owner yesterday, and wherever Gary goes these days, one question near and dear to the hearts of everyone connected with the Dallas Stars will surely follow: What's up with realignment? "This is only the...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: New Owner, Old Results As Stars Snap Skid
Now that was a good day in Dallas Stars world. The day started with the official introduction of Tom Gaglardi as the team's new owner and ended with the "everything old is new again" refrain of a Stars 4-1 home victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Gaglardi dropped the puck at the game, and the Stars...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Is Lehtonen The Biggest Surprise In Net In The NHL?
Scott Burnside sure knows how to make my blood boil. The ESPN.com national hockey writer knows his stuff, but he sure doesn't like or trust Kari Lehtonen for reasons I really cannot fathom. He got together with Pierre LeBrun for this article on the "biggest surprise in net so far," and they closed...
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