Mike Modano News Archives

Marty Turco has flu-like symptoms, and that's enough for the Stars to be cautious.

The Stars' young winger and the Leafs' young goalie were teammates in Sweden and are good friends.

Mike Modano still has the Olympic dream. In what could be his final season in the NHL and his last chance at wearing Team USA colors, Modano realizes his time is precious.

Steve Ott's reputation as one of the more annoying players in the NHL is a source of pride for the Stars winger.

By MIKE HEIKA FRISCO - To be fair to the Stars, they really haven't had the schedule to get into any kind of flow at home.Their 1-2-1 slate at American Airlines Center isn't pretty.

Stars goalie Marty Turco is 3-0-2 with a 2.14 GAA in his last five starts in Anaheim.

By MIKE HEIKA ST. LOUIS - Jeff Woywitka spent four years in the St. Louis Blues organization, including the first 152 games of his NHL career.He returned to Scottrade Center Saturday night with a few good memories.'Definitely, I had some good times here,' said Woywitka, the 26-year-old defenseman who signed with the Dallas Stars as a free agent ...

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They have been Jekyll and Hyde at times, they have been Heckle and Jeckle at times, but the Dallas Stars on Wednesday looked far less scary and comedic.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dallas Stars right wing Krys Barch, right, and Anaheim Ducks right wing George Parros fight during the first period of a NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, Oct.

Both players are trying to ignite struggling power plays. The Ducks are on an 0-for-17 run and the Stars have been shut out with the man advantage for the last three games.

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The Dallas Stars placed center Mike Modano and winger Jere Lehtinen on injured reserve.

By MIKE HEIKA Mike Modano was flying through a morning skate practice on Friday and looking good, whipping shots on net, flipping backhand passes to teammates and skating with the natural stride that looks all too smooth for 39-year-old legs.And then it happened.'I tried a one-timer from [Mike] Ribeiro, and it just fell apart,' Modano said of a ...

The Stars' captain seems to have his physical edge back, and should be challenged quite a bit by the defending Norris Trophy winner in Chara.

Krys Barch can do more than fight. He has to, in today's NHL. The lone true enforcer on the Stars roster, Barch has to stick up for his teammates and do a lot of brawling in an effort to motivate them.

By MIKE HEIKA Aaron Gagnon has been waiting patiently for his chance in the NHL, so when it came out of nowhere Friday, he took it in stride.'Honestly, you just try and do your job and hope it will all work out,' said the 23-year-old forward who was called up from the Texas Stars of the AHL after Jere Lehtinen came up with a sore intercostal ...

Stephane Robidas scored when his third-period dump-in bounced and slipped past Chicago goalie Cristobal Huet, and the Dallas Stars beat the Blackhawks 4-3 and ended their four-game winning streak Saturday night.

Also See Lehtinen likely to miss two games for Stars BOS DAL 13:32 1 0 BOS DAL 3:35 2 0 7:59 3 0 BOS DAL 3 0 DALLAS -- Tim Thomas made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and 13th overall, Marc Savard scored twice and the Boston Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 3-0 on Friday night their first road game of the season.

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Identity was a real problem for the Stars last season. Were they an annoying agitating team led by Steve Ott and Sean Avery? Were they the defensive, lockdown team they had been for more than a decade? Were they a young team transitioning to a speedier game? "It kind of seemed to change as the year went along, and we were never really sure of ...

By MIKE HEIKA DALLAS - Playing against his old team doesn't seem to mean as much to Karlis Skrastins anymore.'It's been awhile and there's not that many people I know anymore,' the Stars defenseman said.

Brenden Morrow scored twice in the opening 4 minutes of Dallas' four-goal first period, and Marty Turco stopped 29 shots for his 37th career shutout in the Stars' 6-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.

Weber and teammate Ryan Suter average more than 25 minutes of ice time a game, so look for the Stars to try and wear down Nashville's top defensemen with physical play and relentless work in front of the net.

Marc Crawford had a traditional Canadian Thanksgiving dinner with his family Sunday.

The shootout used to be a shoo-in for the Dallas Stars and a struggle for Roberto Luongo .

The home dressing room at GM Place has received a makeover that Ty Pennington would be proud of, and it comes at a time when Team Canada might need a nice place to stay during the 2010 Olympics.

The Dallas Stars' last showing against the Calgary Flames was an eye-opening game to the true talent and potential of this club.

Jere Lehtinen is as meticulous in his preparation as he is in his play, and that can mean he might take a few extra games to come back from an injury.

Patrick Marleau has been flying around the ice in the early NHL season. And an obvious thought is that the quickness is there because he no longer carries the weight of the captain's insignia on his jersey.

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.

By MIKE HEIKA EDMONTON, Alberta - Mike Modano's rib injury is worse than first expected, as a close study of an MRI showed a 'line' in the rib cartilage, Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk said.After experiencing pain during the morning skate Tuesday, Modano said he believes he will need at least a week to rest and rehabilitate the ...

The Edmonton Oilers will continue their season-opening four-game homestand Tuesday versus the Dallas Stars at Rexall Place.

Jason Arnott: Modano will probably be used to check Arnott, and the battle between the two former Stars centers still is fun to watch.

Matt Niskanen wants more than anything to become a top-level defenseman. The only pressure he feels to get there comes from within.

Jason Arnott had an early goal, Michael Santorelli scored the winner in a shootout and the Nashville Predators handed the Stars their first season-opening loss in Dallas with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.

Neither the Nashville Predators or Dallas Stars made any major moves this offseason despite missing the postseason last year.

The Dallas Stars and forward Loui Eriksson agreed on a six-year contract extension on Friday.

By MIKE HEIKA FRISCO - The Stars made a commitment to one of their hardest-working players Thursday, signing defenseman Stephane Robidas to a four-year contract extension worth $13.2 million.Robidas, who will make $1.5 million this season in the final year of his old deal, will start the extension next season, and it will run through 2013-14.

The Dallas Stars' Stephane Robidas pushes the Texas Stars' Sergei Korostin into the boards during the first period at the Cedar Park Center.