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One thing that consistently hampered the Penguins last season was faceoffs. The Penguins were dead last in faceoff winning percentage last season at 46.1 percent.

Brenden Morrow admits he has said he hates Sean Avery. In public. The Stars captain does a weekly radio show and recalls a few times when he said on the air that he was bothered by the antics of the player who ...

By TRACEY MYERS Which superstar is going where? Who will come up with the big contract? Which team will make the biggest splash? Yes, folks, today begins the NHL free-agency period.

Les Jackson has always had a soft spot for Loui Eriksson. As director of the Dallas Stars' draft, Jackson was partly responsible for plucking Eriksson in the 2003 entry draft.

The Stars have made some difficult roster decisions, have had some made for them and have some left to be made.

The NHL's salary cap is on the rise again. The league and the NHL Players' Association announced Thursday that each team will have a maximum of $56.7 million to spend for the 2008-09 season - up $6.4 million ...

I was remiss in not sharing some thoughts about Ed Chynoweth when he passed away April 22 at the age of 66, but thanks to the insightful selection committee for the Hockey Hall of Fame, I received another ...

By MIKE HEIKA / The Dallas Morning News mheika@dallasnews.com Trevor Daley has signed a three-year contract extension with the Stars for $6.9 million.

The Dallas Stars will be about the business of congratulating themselves today for their phenomenal and totally unexpected playoff run, and that's the way it should be.

The Stars' thrilling playoff run ended with a thud, but not all was lost for this group of overachievers.

Plenty of great questions this week, so I'm going to let you guys take over. A lot of questions about the off-season, and I do believe it will be more interesting than years past.

Dave Tippett doesn't need to go into next season as a lame duck coach, not after what the Dallas Stars accomplished this season.

Henrik Zetterberg registered a goal and an assist, as Detroit secured a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since capturing the title in 2002 with a 4-1 win over Dallas at American Airlines ... via KEYE-TV Austin

“Speed would be the big factor there”

Posted by George James Malik May 12, 2008 17:26PM The Dallas Stars won't know whether Jere Lehtinen will play in Game 3 vs. via Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com

“They don't want to bring it back here for a Game 6, obviously, and we don't want to die.”

The Detroit Red Wings sound as if the Western Conference finals have lasted long enough. via The San Diego Union-Tribune

It isn't really 1999 again. Brett Hull isn't playing for Dallas, he's in the management suite. via National Post

“We had that marathon shift in the first period and got scored on”

It got so bad for Darren McCarty, Darren Helm and Jiri Hudler that they iced the puck, permitting Stars' coach Dave Tippett the opportunity to send out arguably his three best offensive forwards, Mike Ribiero, ... via The Globe and Mail

“Then it just tailed off from there.”

The Dallas Stars' power play had been pretty efficient in these playoffs. That, like so many other aspects of their game, hasn't been nearly as effective against Detroit. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“It helps to have the depth in the playoffs when guys are out, because you're going to have some injuries.”

He was right. Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett figured his leading scorer would be available for tonight's third game of the NHL's Western Conference final against the Detroit Red Wings. via The Globe and Mail

“All the others were good, but Dallas felt a little bit better for me”

By TRACEY MYERS DETROIT -- Thursday wasn't good for the Dallas Stars. So on Friday, they got back to work. via Star-telegram.com