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Dallas Stars Daily Links: California Woes

Posted on by Tyler Mair

Man, that was rough. The Dallas Stars came up short yet again in their second game in California, getting blanked by the Anaheim Ducks 2-0.

Hopefully, the team turns things around tomorrow in Los Angeles. I’m not sure I can handle another loss like these.

No goal clips this time (for obvious reasons), so let’s just jump to the post-game interviews. Here’s John Klingberg sticking up for his goalie:

Speaking of which, here’s Ben Bishop:

…and the captain, Jamie Benn:

Well, this definitely doesn’t make me feel better:

Looks like Martin Hanzal will definitely be out tomorrow:

Stars Stories

As Gemel Smith continues to deal with the healthy scratches, Alexander Radulov has emerged to help the young forward fight through it. [The Athletic]

Scott Burnside sat down with Nick Ritchie, brother of Stars’ forward Brett Ritchie, before the game last night:

It seems that the Stars have finally come to grips with Martin Hanzal’s constant injuries:

Stars owner Tom Gaglardi was on The Ticket yesterday. You can listen to his interview here: [Between the Blue Lines]

Winter Olympics Update

Miro Heiskanen’s quest for an Olympic medal has ended tragically:

Heiskanen played quite a bit:

…but surprisingly not much towards the end:

Finland isn’t the only team to go home empty-handed though as Sweden was upset by Germany 4-3 overtime:

And of course there’s the USA men’s team, who had lost to the Czech Republic 3-2. Greg Wyshnyski gives five reasons as to why the American’s quest for gold failed: [ESPN]

The USA women’s team, however fared much better, beating Canada 3-2 in the shootout for the gold:

That means the only hockey left is the men’s. The Olympic Athletes from Russia, who defeated Norway 6-1, will square off against the Czechs, while Canada takes on Germany. [Bracket]

Around the League

It was a very quiet night last night, with only two other NHL games being played. One of those match-ups was between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Ottawa Senators, with the Blackhawks winning 3-2 in the shootout. [Second City Hockey]

In case you thought they couldn’t get any better, the Nashville Predators might be getting another late season upgrade in addition to Mike Fisher:

Meanwhile, other General Managers have to actually make trades to get new players. As weird as it sounds to say it, Winnipeg Jets’ GM Kevin Cheveldayoff might be one of them. [NHL]

Speaking of GMs, Down Goes Brown takes a look at the most predictive (and annoying) soundbites that you hear from management this time of year:

Luke Fox breaks down what each team will likely do in the next few days in a special trade deadline edition of his power rankings: [Sportsnet]

One of the biggest names who might be gone by the trade deadline? Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson:

Speaking of Karlsson, what should the Senators expect if they trade him before the deadline? [ESPN]

Believe it or not, not everything here is speculation, as there actually were trades yesterday:

Okay, enough about trades. Jared Clinton breaks down the top Cup-less veterans who could potentially win it all this year: [The Hockey News]

Finally…

In case you didn’t see it in the comments yesterday, shoutout to Rev and his #FreeHonka sign:

Talking Points