Author: Patrick Hayslip

Dallas Stars Flat Against Eastern Conference Last Season, Will This Year be Different?

By Patrick Hayslip | Oct 13th 2014 | 5 min read |

Last season, it was obvious which one of the Conferences swung their weight around the most, with the sixth-seeded Los Angeles Kings winning their sec...

Dallas Stars Impact Player Rankings #1: Tyler Seguin

By Patrick Hayslip | Sep 23rd 2014 | 9 min read |

In a breakout season for the 22-year-old center, Tyler Seguin chaperoned the Stars back into the playoffs after a five-year absence. Some arguments ca...

Dallas Stars Impact Player Rankings #4: Kari Lehtonen

By Patrick Hayslip | Sep 18th 2014 | 6 min read |

One could make that argument that Kari Lehtonen deserves a higher ranking (if not the top ranking) on our impact player rankings. The saying is a hot ...

Dallas Stars Impact Player Rankings #13 - Cody Eakin

By Patrick Hayslip | Sep 11th 2014 | 5 min read |

When the Dallas Stars traded for Jason Spezza, it was clear they had now found the elusive second-line center behind Tyler Seguin they had desperately...

Dallas Stars Goalie Coach Mike Valley Talks Kari Lehtonen and His Backups, Part 2

By Patrick Hayslip | Aug 21st 2014 | 9 min read |

In Part 1 of our chat with Stars goalie coach Mike Valley, we learned that Kari might have suffered from mental and physical fatigue down the stretch ...

Dallas Stars Goalie Coach Mike Valley Talks Kari Lehtonen and His Backups, Part 1

By Patrick Hayslip | Jul 31st 2014 | 8 min read |

For all of us who saw Kari Lehtonen in Game 6 against the Anaheim Ducks in the western conference quarterfinals, when he and the Stars gave up two goa...

2014 Dallas Stars Development Camp: Julius Honka, Brett Pollock Focused on Improving as Camp Opens

By Patrick Hayslip | Jul 8th 2014 | 6 min read |

Taken as the 14th overall pick in this year’s draft for the Dallas Stars, Julius Honka has only been speaking English for about a year. With his lim...