Category: Analysis

Afterwords: The Wrong Streak Snaps

By Tyler Mair | Oct 27th 2023 | 9 min read |

Last night, the Dallas Stars headed into a matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs riding three streaks. The first, the more well known, was a five ga...

Afterwords: Slipped Through the Fingers

By Tyler Mair | Oct 19th 2023 | 4 min read |

After 57 minutes, it looked like the Dallas Stars were going to do it. They would remain undefeated while giving the Vegas Golden Knights, who elimina...

Afterwords: A Stressful (Yet Successful) Start

By Tyler Mair | Oct 13th 2023 | 7 min read |

The title says it all, but let me reiterate: that was (to me) a stressful way to start the season. Don’t get me wrong — I’m not sayi...

Bold Predictions for the 2023-24 Dallas Stars Season

By Tyler Mair | Oct 12th 2023 | 8 min read |

It’s a new season on a new site, but we’re back with the same old bold predictions. The first year was bad. The second year was better. Ye...

Analysis: Is Matt Duchene the Best Option for Tyler Seguin?

By David Castillo | Sep 25th 2023 | 7 min read |

For some fans, this question is a waste of time. “Of course Matt Duchene is the best option for Tyler Seguin!” After all, the Roope Hintz ...

Keeping Same Blueline, Dallas Stars Are Making a Huge Gamble

By Tyler Mair | Jul 3rd 2023 | 7 min read |

By Tyler Mair / @mairican The Stars made some noise on July 1st, signing a trio of forwards in Sam Steel, Craig Smith, and, most importantly, Matt Duc...

Your 2023-2024 Dallas/Texas Stars - an extremely early look

By Mark Zimmerman | Jun 16th 2023 | 13 min read |

By Mark Zimmerman / @HitZIceSTAT There aren’t too many general managers in the NHL who have pulled off what Jim Nill has accomplished with the D...

Afterwords: Razor-Thin Margins

By Tyler Mair | May 28th 2023 | 9 min read |

Every time the Vegas Golden Knights scored, it felt like the series was over. I mean, you might think I would have learned my lesson after Game 4, in ...

Afterwords: Third Verse, Same as the First

By Tyler Mair | May 20th 2023 | 7 min read |

Somehow, I just knew the game was going to overtime. Not because each of the Dallas Stars’ Game 1s this postseason had gone to overtime. Not bec...

Afterwords: Killer Instinct

By Tyler Mair | May 16th 2023 | 11 min read |

Remember after Game 5, when I titled my Afterwords “Stress Level Midnight”? How I wrote about just how nerve-racking that game was, from s...