Dallas Stars Daily Links: Ending on a High Note
The Stars enter the holiday break coming off a 7-4 win over the Wild. Plus, the NHL shuts down, players won’t be heading to the Olympics, and more.
The Dallas Stars scored a touchdown on the Minnesota Wild last night, plus a PAT for the icing on top. But perhaps what’s more impressive was that each goal came from a different player:
“That’s the approach we want to take is, regardless of who comes in, we’re going after them,” Stars coach Rick Bowness said. “So that was good to see. Seven goal scorers, that’s great to see. Good balance.”
That 7-4 win will end up being the Stars’ last game until after the holiday break — during last night’s contest, the NHL and NHLPA agreed to postpone all games until December 27th, starting Wednesday. It’s an unfortunate reality, but the extra rest should be helpful:
“I guess you just kind of live with the COVID and how it affects our life,” [Esa] Lindell said. “Of course, health comes first and you live with that. Hopefully, this little break helps and we can play the games again and get back to normal. Also, the last two games we won, so it helps.”
You can read more from Matthew DeFranks here.
Stars Stories
Saad Yousuf goes explores the major takeaways from the win:
Stars put on a scoring clinic to avenge loss to Wild, enter holiday break in style
— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) December 21, 2021
10 storylines 👇https://t.co/ZbBWeI3QAG
In case you missed it (or just want to relive it):
Drop a 💚 if you enjoyed last night's showing of #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/gOg6CFlk4P
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) December 21, 2021
Look, I don’t make the rules:
Hear me out: The winner of tonight's Wild vs. Stars game wins the Stanley Cup, and we all come back to try this again in September.
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) December 20, 2021
Around the League
Here’s to a speedy recovery for Joel Eriksson Ek, who left last night’s game due to injury:
There’s no replacing Joel, he just means too much and everyone agrees. https://t.co/5HSWJpSyGu
— Hockey Wilderness (@hockeywildernes) December 21, 2021
The inevitable has finally arrived — NHL players will not be going to the Beijing:
No surprise, but #NHL + #NHLPA are in agreement that NHL players will not participate in #Beijing2022 Olympics. Once they notify IOC, an official announcement will come - perhaps as soon as today, maybe later this week.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) December 21, 2021
Now, question is: Will 2022 Olympics be postponed to 2023? https://t.co/8aR0aKmqNl
So who might we see in the Olympics this year? Former NHLer Bobby Ryan has expressed interest:
If NHL players don't participate in the Olympics, who will?
— The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) December 21, 2021
Longtime NHL winger and 2010 Olympic silver medalist Bobby Ryan tells @seangentille and @CraigCustance he might be interested ⤵️https://t.co/i1TfCMRgJO
Would Ben Bishop still be playing were it not for the “butterfly?”
.@StanFischler Report: Hey, Goalies! Time to wise up and ditch the butterfly
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) December 20, 2021
The butterfly style inherently forces goalies into contortions that damage the groin area not to mention – as Ben Bishop notes – the knees. Maybe we need to rethink the position https://t.co/rreqpVM7iI pic.twitter.com/wnOjsmZ4iA
The Arizona Coyotes will not be evicted after paying all their debts to the City of Glendale:
The Coyotes have reportedly met a deadline for paying bills and will avoid being locked out of their arena.https://t.co/ehWIrRK6kO
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 20, 2021