Dallas Stars Daily Links: Stars Fail to Finish Off Blues
The Stars will look to redeem themselves tomorrow after a weak Game 6 showing. Plus, the Bishop controversy, a new GM for Edmonton, and more.
In the first round, the Dallas Stars were able to win three straight to knock out the Nashville Predators in Game 6 at home. This time around, the Stars weren’t able to do the same against the St. Louis Blues.
Despite having a trip to the Western Conference Final on the line, the Stars were somewhat flat all game long. Head coach Jim Montgomery too thinks the team was a bit lackluster:
“Didn’t play on our toes to start the game. Thought our second period was good, had some really good looks but we didn’t go tape to tape,” Montgomery said. “Third period wasn’t good enough. Instead of playing together, I thought we played individualistically and I thought they capitalized on it.”
But despite the rough outing, the Stars aren’t dreading the trip back to St. Louis. If anything, many of them are looking forward to playing in a Game 7:
“We’ve played some good games there, we don’t feel afraid going to that rink and playing, but we know it’s going to be tough,” [John] Klingberg said. “No one said it’s going to be easy. They’ve been the top team in the NHL since Christmas and we’re playing Game 7. Should be an exciting game.”
You can read more in Sean Shapiro’s 20/20 here.
More Stars News
Here’s captain Jamie Benn on yesterday’s loss:
Benn on a Game 7: "Battle it out for one game and winner take all." pic.twitter.com/T7pdZMnaSV
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) May 5, 2019
And here’s Montgomery, including good news concerning Ben Bishop:
Monty says that Ben Bishop is fine. Now it's back to St. Louis for one more game.
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) May 5, 2019
Coach feels great about a Game 7 and expects the Stars to be hungry after today's game. pic.twitter.com/jhLmka78EZ
Speaking of Bishop, here’s Josh Lile on why the call was the wrong one, even if it didn’t truly cost Dallas the game:
Game 6 thoughts from @JoshL1220:
— SportsDay Stars (@dmn_stars) May 5, 2019
The Stars lost before Ben Bishop's injury, but officials still blew the discretionary call: https://t.co/CH3aNg6MUv | #GoStars #stlblues #StanleyCup
Around the League
Biggest non-playoff related headline from Sunday — Ken Holland is going to be the next GM of the Edmonton Oilers:
The paperwork still has to get done. Provided all of that is managed today, expect the Oilers to introduce Holland as the new GM in the next few days. Holland will have autonomy and Nicholson could take on a bigger role as well. https://t.co/xnh9eyu6Rh
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) May 5, 2019
It looks like Joe Pavelski might be in the lineup tonight for the San Jose Sharks:
ICYMI: Nearly two weeks after suffering a devastating injury against the Golden Knights, Joe Pavelski addressed the subsequent, and controversial, five-minute major that swung the first-round series in the Sharks' favour. (via @EricFrancis)https://t.co/WTmnJjrGfj pic.twitter.com/PQRVqFXtba
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 6, 2019
Miro Heiskanen and Roope Hintz aren’t the only rookies making noise these playoffs:
Which rookies have impressed you the most during the playoffs?https://t.co/7zPl0lBJCi
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) May 4, 2019
And the coaching carousel keeps going ‘round and ‘round:
Michel Therrien is back in the NHL. The @NHLFlyers will announce that he will be an assistant coach to Alain Vigneault. Confirmation should come in the next few days.
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) May 5, 2019
Finally, it looks like the Sedin twins are enjoying their retirement:
The Sedin twins are finding some challenging ways to stay active after retirement. 👀https://t.co/tyVYFskmW7
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 6, 2019
