Category: Analysis

Afterwords: What You Should Expect

By Tyler Mair | Nov 8th 2024 | 5 min read |

In the age of parity, I often think we expect a bit too much from the top NHL teams. That is to say, on paper, when you have a Cup Contender if not Fa...

Afterwords: A Breath of Fresh Air

By Tyler Mair | Oct 25th 2024 | 8 min read |

Heading into last night’s game against the Boston Bruins, there was a storyline weighing heavily in the air. The Dallas Stars were in the middle...

9 Stats: Early Season Trends

By Aaron Knodell | Oct 24th 2024 | 8 min read |

What do the numbers say about the Stars' triumphs and troubles so far? Let's take a deep dive....

Jake Oettinger Signs 8x$8.25M Extension

By Tyler Mair | Oct 17th 2024 | 2 min read |

The Dallas Stars announced today that they had signed goaltender Jake Oettinger to an eight year, $8.25M AAV extension. It’s a deal that, not co...

Afterwords: Imperfect Perfection

By Tyler Mair | Oct 16th 2024 | 9 min read |

I didn’t get to write many Afterwords last regular season. This was due to a variety of factors, but it mostly boiled down to 1) I was no longer...

Afterwords: Stars Beat Dallas 4-3

By Tyler Mair | Mar 13th 2024 | 6 min read |

For perhaps the first time this season, the Dallas Stars were in complete control of a hockey game for the full 60 minutes. Dallas came out sizzling a...

Dallas and the Western Conference Arms Race

By Tyler Mair | Mar 12th 2024 | 6 min read |

Before the NHL Trade Deadline week even began, the Dallas Stars made headlines when they acquired Chris Tanev from the Calgary Flames. It fixed the bi...

Stars Defense Survives Miro Heiskanen's Absence

By Mark Zimmerman | Jan 25th 2024 | 6 min read |

When Miro Heiskanen went down with a lower body injury in early January, there were justifiable concerns about how the Dallas Stars – and in par...

Afterwords: Blend and Win

By Tyler Mair | Jan 17th 2024 | 6 min read |

Pete DeBoer's line shuffling gave the Stars a winning hand against the fatigued (but still playoffs-quality) Kings....

The Dallas Stars Culture Defined By 'Unbelievable Human' Jim Nill

By Taylor Baird Managing Editor | Jan 2nd 2024 | 10 min read |

It was opening day of Dallas Stars training camp in 2019 when I got the call that my mother was on a ventilator after suffering a seizure and head inj...