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Well, then:
Stars lose 4-2 in Winnipeg. Now are 1-4-3 in past eight games.
— Mike Heika (@MikeHeika) March 19, 2018
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Ben Bishop is out for the foreseeable future:
Ben Bishop (lower body injury) will be reevaluated in two weeks.
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) March 19, 2018
Everything is terrible. Patrik Laine scored approximately his 57th goal against the Dallas Stars this season (actually the 12th in eight games against the Stars in his career, but who’s counting), and the Stars lost 4-2. Here’s the recap, if you’re so inclined:
The Stars
Deadspin is a website that doesn’t talk about hockey very much, but they did take the time to pile on the Stars a little bit over the weekend. [Deadspin]
I guess Ken Hitchcock changed his mind on how he felt about injury disclosure earlier this season:
Asked Hitch for further clarity on Ritchie’s injury from Ottawa and if it’s something he’ll have to deal with rest of season. Hitch said “he didn’t want to talk about it.” https://t.co/ELywMXFgsO
— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) March 18, 2018
Scott Burnside had a little chat with the Jets’ Paul Stastny prior to yesterday’s game:
Oops. wrong link. Here's our chat with Paul Stastny. Apologies. https://t.co/sJkVqGFDwF
— Scott Burnside (@OvertimeScottB) March 18, 2018
Morning Minutia: Stars’ Tyler Seguin played with Jets Nikolaj Ehlers during the 2012-13 lock-out shortened season with the EHC Biel-Bienne hockey club in Switzerland.
— Brent Severyn (@BrentSeveryn) March 18, 2018
Here was Hitch before the game yesterday:
Ben Bishop will start in goal tonight vs. the Jets. Hitch talks about just getting points and staying in the race until the Stars return to AAC. #DALvsWPG pic.twitter.com/GpUhHNAYIi
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) March 18, 2018
This is somewhat encouraging at least:
FWIW ... looking ahead to Tuesday ... Caps are 3-10-1-1 all time at home vs. Dallas, including 0-5-1 in last six.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) March 18, 2018
The League
Fairly busy day for #MDK yesterday:
- The Colorado Avalanche smoked the Detroit Red Wings 5-1, which isn’t great for the Stars of course. [ESPN]
- The St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks in OT, so now they’re almost even with the Stars. [ESPN]
- Not #MDK, but the Anaheim Ducks came out on top 4-2 against the New Jersey Devils, which so that’s not good for wild-card standings.
Here’s some clarification on the reason for some of the Jets’ lineup moves yesterday:
Further explanation from #NHLJets coach Paul Maurice on having Brandon Tanev in the lineup and taking Jack Roslovic out: pic.twitter.com/dRjTuCyWbJ
— Ted Wyman (@Ted_Wyman) March 18, 2018
Many Stars fans thought Antti Niemi wouldn’t be in the league much longer - if at all - after his Dallas tenure, but it looks like quite a few of us were wrong. Congrats on the perseverance, Mr. Niemi:
Antti Niemi will, in all likelihood, complete a unique trifecta Monday, assuming he starts against the Panthers to give him three straight starts against the three teams that let him go. I spoke to him about it: https://t.co/6kiHQHbLTp pic.twitter.com/cC7GYTOchB
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) March 18, 2018
Evander Kane opened up a little bit on his career thusfar. [SportsNet]
Here are 20 thoughts for all of the fantasy players who are still in the hunt. [SportsNet]
Here’s the current playoff picture after last night’s action:
Stanley Cup Playoffs Watch Daily: Playoff chances, tragic numbers and more https://t.co/3ECcqvcDZM
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) March 18, 2018
USA! USA! I wasn’t able to catch this game, but by all accounts it was pretty incredible:
Team USA wins GOLD 2-1 in an overtime thriller over CAN Para Ice Hockey @pyeongchang2018 Both teams delivered an incredible performance before 6100 delirious fans. A victory for @Paralympics @HockeyCanada @usahockey @CDNParalympics @cbc @CBCOlympics @cbcsports #homeofthechampions pic.twitter.com/3noMGWk5pc
— Scott Russell (@CBCScottRussell) March 18, 2018