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Ken's Corner: Future Looks Bright For Dallas Stars Youngsters
There's something to be said for a team with a lot of youth. Usually it's in respect to a losing season and how one day the team will be tough veterans, but for the Dallas Stars youth is like ...
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NHL Appears Suspension Happy After Alex Ovechkin Hit
It's clear wherever Alexander Ovechkin goes the spotlight follows; and the ever watchful eye of the National Hockey League moves as well to ensure one of its top superstars behaves in step...
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Dallas Stars Trend of Failure on Home Ice Becoming Expected
After a well put together win in Detroit on Wednesday night, the Stars flew home to do battle with the Columbus Blue Jackets, but appears that they left a bag in the Motor City; the bag containing the Stars' ability to play on home ice...
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Russians Worth the Risk?: NHL Draft Time Could Prove Answer
With Blue Jackets prospect Nikita Filatov skipping the country to return to native Russia to play in the KHL, does it serve as an example of a growing problem in the NHL? It could be that Filatov ...
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Ken's Corner: Are the Dallas Stars Lions or Tame Kittens?
Much like the above photo, the Stars have taken parts of this season right on the jaw, and with little consistency to the team in sight, it seems likely they will continue to...
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California Dreaming: Dallas Stars Conquer Shootout and San Jose Sharks
Random Note : It really angers me when I have to resort to an outdated photo. Getty Images mega lets me down with a lack of updated hockey photos. At least the photo fits the game from Thursday night...
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Brett "Hall of Fame" Hull: Paying Homage To an NHL Legend
There's something about tradition and family when it comes to hockey; it is what makes the sport as amazing and life changing as it is...
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Ken's Corner: No Mike Modano? No Problem! Stars Doing Well Without Veteran
While much of this article is almost blaspheme in the Dallas hockey realm, it is true. The early chunk of this season has shown that the Stars can be successful without longtime veterans who ...
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Dallas Stars Lack Of Consistency a Cause For Concern in Big-D
To say the Stars haven't had a successful season so far would be a lie, then again after last season anything seems like a success. The problem is that the Stars aren't improving as the season grows older...
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Ken's Power Rankings: Western Conference Locked in Tight Points Races
With the NHL season about 10 games in, we have a fairly decent perspective on what teams really have going for them...
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Ken's Corner: Pacific Division Setting Standard For Western Conference
Preface: Some of the point’s totals given for teams may no longer be correct, as this article was written over the weekend and has just now been posted...
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Ken's Corner: Dallas Stars Battle Hard On Southern Cali Road Trip
Generally I'm not the type to lead an article with a fight photo, but that's exactly what the Stars did on this road trip. They battled hard in two games, and recorded valuable points in both...
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Phoenix Coyotes: Coach Dave Tippett's Start Shows Wayne Gretzky Wasn't So Great
No one can deny the skill and domination by Wayne Gretzky on the ice, but behind the bench as head coach in Phoenix he was a bit of a joke. His hair began to make him look more like Ellen DeGeneres and he was always playing the crybaby on calls...
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Ken's Corner: NHL's Top 10 Sophomores to Keep an Eye on in 2009-2010
While the hubbub so far this early season is hot teams and new rookies, the beloved baby-faced rookies of last season have now grown into hard nosed experienced veterans and are largely forgotten...
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Ken's Corner: Top Five Reasons to Read the Theo Fleury Book
When I was asked to discuss the new Theo Fleury book Playing With Fire, which has as much swearing, drug use, and vulgarity as the movie "Crank It," took me awhile to take it seriously...
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Ken's Corner: Thoughts On The Dallas Stars' Last Two Games
Boston-Dallas, 3-0 The best place to start is in the beginning, even though it would likely be less painful if we didn't. Dallas lost in a very one sided game on Friday night to the Boston Bruins, 3-0...
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America vs. Canada: The Divisiveness of Hockey in North America
Hockey has always been about the us versus them mentality, and apparently that train of thought has tainted the Board of Governors, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, and now the best fans of any sport in the world...
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Red River Rivalry: Texas Football in Terms Of The Texas Penal Code
Now that the giggling has worn off from the use of the word "penal", I'll explain my topic. It occurred to me while studying for my Criminal Justice class that Texas' team this season is oddly similar to the Texas Penal Code (Texas State Law)...
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Dallas Stars Take Out Nashville Predators 6-0 in Big-D
Leaders lead and followers follow. It's a pretty basic concept that the Stars needed to be reminded of coming into Wednesday's game against the Nashville Predators...
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Dallas Stars Look to End Shootout-Loss Streak Against Nashville Predators
As the young season continues after their Western Canadian road trip, the Stars find themselves in an interesting spot, a limbo where the team may either be in a good position, or bad...
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Ken's Players to Watch: Dallas Stars vs. Vancouver Canucks
The Dallas Stars' last showing against the Calgary Flames was an eye-opening game to the true talent and potential of this club...
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Ken's Corner: Thoughts and Perspective After the Stars Doused the Flames
On Friday night the Dallas Stars recorded their first win by handing the Calgary Flames their first loss. The Flames are still (out of the gate) one of the best teams in the West and ...
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The NHL's Transformers: The 2009-2010 Dallas Stars
Something significant happened during last night's overtime loss in Edmonton. It was neither the ringing of the post in back to back games by James Neal, nor the significant playing time handed to Tom Wandell...
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Stars Vs Stars: Dallas Beats New AHL Affiliate Texas 5-1
The most exciting things about this time of year are new beginnings, the start of a new school year, new hockey season, and countless others. For me, it is the beginning of a new column covering the Texas and Dallas Stars at hockey54...
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So Long, Sergei: Long-time Dallas Star Zubov Leaves NHL For KHL
As reported by TSN and the Dallas Morning News, long time Dallas Stars defenseman Sergei Zubov has signed with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL. Zubov only played in 10 games last season with the Stars, due to a severe hip injury...
