Sign in Subscribe
Front Page

Dallas Stars Daily Links: To Rest or Not to Rest

Let’s be honest: are we sure the Stars <em>ever</em> practice? Plus, the NHL’s best 3-on-3 players, the next steps towards preventing further abuse from coaches, and more.

I don’t have the numbers in front of me, but I’m willing to bet that the Dallas Stars rank in the bottom third of the league in terms of practices held. There’s many reasons why the Stars haven’t practiced that much this season, with one of the primary culprits being long travel times:

“The travel in Dallas is interesting because you have no short trips,” [assistant coach Rick] Bowness said. “There are a lot of 2-in-the-mornings out here... And then when you’re doing that, you’re off a bit the next day. It really does take a day to recover when you’ve flown after a game and the flight was two or three hours and you get in at 2 or 3.”

Of course, resting too much can become a problem in of itself. The reason teams practice in the first place it to keep things fresh, so it’s all about finding a balance between the two:

“At times you could use repetition. At times, you could use rest,” [Tyler] Seguin said. “Rest helps, but if you miss a few practices -- say if you have a boo boo or something -- then when you get back, you actually realize you need some practices.”

You can read more from Mike Heika here.

Around the League

The Winnipeg Jets rebounded from their loss in Dallas, beating the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 last night:

The Chicago Blackhawks, meanwhile, dropped a close one against Arizona, losing 4-3 in the shootout:

Speaking of overtime, which players are the best at 3-on-3? Some of the names might surprise you:

Not quite ready to get to work this Monday morning? Here you go:

With all of the recent accusations against various NHL coaches, the league has a lot of work to do moving forward:

Finally, looks like we’re heading towards another Olympics without an official Russian team:

Read next