Happy Victory Wednesday, Dallas Stars fans! Let’s take a look at what’s out there:
- The big news first: Thomas Harley is getting paid. The Stars have finalized an $84.696 million deal to keep the defender in Dallas for eight more years. [Dallas Stars]
- More than 100 goals were scored during last night’s Frozen Frenzy, and main NHL has mashed up all of them. ALL OF THEM. [NHL.com]
- And because it’s still never too early to start thinking about the next NHL draft: The CHL has released the roster for its 2025 USA Prospects Challenge. [The Hockey News]
Things are getting nasty between the Dallas Stars and Mavs front offices — and the lawsuits are flying. Lia Assimakopoulos has the story of withheld revenues, breach-of-contract accusations, an “attempted hostile takeover” of the AAC, and other disenchanting developments.
Generation #Kill
As you can probably tell, last night was a pretty busy one all over the big league. Here are the Central Division parts:
- Well, at least somebody hit a personal milestone last night. Connor Bedard netted his first NHL hat trick as the Chicago Blackhawks overwhelmed the Ottawa Senators 7-3. [Second City Hockey]
- The Nashville Predators faltered early and never really got their offense going in a 5-2 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. [NHL.com]
- Maybe it was just the Colorado Avalanche’s turn to have the offense last night — their power play propelled them to an 8-4 win over the New Jersey Devils. [The Denver Post]
- The St. Louis Blues extended their losing streak to five with a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings. [St. Louis Post Dispatch]
- At roughly the same time, the Utah Mammoth broke a seven-game winning streak with a 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. [Deseret News]
- And in Central-on-Central violence, the Winnipeg
Kyle ConnorsJets did what they do in a 4-3 OT win over the Minnesota Wild. [Winnipeg Free Press]
Finally
His 13th career shutout on #HockeyHalloween Night? Sometimes these stories write themselves. Enjoy.