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Need to know: Stars showing signs of life
Funny how the expected can suddenly get turned on its ear in the push for a playoff berth. A week ago, after the trade deadline had passed and the ...
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Imagine that: Jackets, Stars still in mix
Jack Johnson's calm belies the decidedly jittery situation in which the Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves. Johnson was taking time before the ...
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2013 NHL Stanley Cup finals - Burnside - Goalies' stock on the rise
With their amazing playoff runs, Corey Crawford and Tuukka Rask may have played themselves into the conversation for Team Canada and Team Finland in Sochi, writes Scott Burnside.
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In need of goalie help? Bryzgalov or Miller?
If Semyon Varlamov represents the gold standard for what a team might achieve with sparkling (even if unexpected) netminding, there are a handful of N...
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NHL - 100 things you need to know heading into Sochi Olympics
Will Sidney Crosby's star again? And will Jonathan Quick lead the charge for the U.S.? We've got questions (lots!) as Sochi approaches.
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Ramblings: The year of the goaltender
Really, Buffalo?: It's been easy to pile on Buffalo GM Darcy Regier for the shipwreck that is the Sabres, although in the wake of the Thomas Vanek tra...
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NHL - Taking league's temperature at halfway point
Scott Burnside offers up his midseason report on the NHL, including teams and players who sputtered out of the gate and some who have stepped up in a big way.
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Despite move, more of the same for Jets
The move of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg, confirmed at the start of the 2011 Stanley Cup finals, was heralded (mostly in Canada, of course) as a ...
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NHL -- Scott Burnside: Trade deadline winners and losers
There is a certain mug's game element to sifting through the winners and losers or teams that achieved what they set out to do by the deadline and those who fell short. But it won't stop us from...
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Burnside: Stars battling history, uncertainty in playoff push
The message delivered by the Minnesota Wild was numbingly familiar as rookie netminder Darcy Kuemper allowed five goals on 24 shots en route to a 5-1 loss to the league-leading St. Louis Blues, writes...
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NHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Uneven goaltending has become theme in...
Spotty goaltending has been a theme so far in the first round of the playoffs for various reasons, but it's a trend that's likely coming to an end, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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Stars keeping pace in West with Spezza deal
Maybe you wondered if Jim Nill, who spent all of those years working behind the scenes with the Detroit Red Wings, would have the stuff to be a big-ti...
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Antti Niemi should make Kari Lehtonen better in Dallas
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Well, the goaltending situation for the Dallas Stars is about to get interesting, with a distinct Finnish flair. After starter Kar...
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Five teams poised for return to postseason
It's far too early to predict 2016 playoff spots at this stage of the summer -- plus what would we do when training camps actually start in a little l...
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NHL - Antti Niemi off to a solid start for the Dallas Stars against the...
Antti Niemi's debut with the Stars couldn't have gone much better, while Phil Kessel's with the Penguins definitely could have.
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NHL -- First quarter of season brings streaks, injuries and surprises
Where did the first quarter of the season go? Here's a look at the highs and too many lows that have marked the 2015-16 season so far.
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NHL -- Anders Lindback is getting perhaps his final shot to be a No. 1...
With the surprising Coyotes looking to remain in the playoff hunt, journeyman Anders Lindback is getting what could be his last chance to prove he can be a No. 1 goalie.
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NHL - Dallas Stars looking to prove skeptics wrong
Facing a few of the West's best teams in the coming days, the Stars have a chance to show they won't be easy prey in the postseason.
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NHL -- 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs: Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild
The Western Conference-champion Stars are on a roll, setting up what seems like a mismatch against the waning Wild.
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Top buyout candidates include Dan Girardi, Thomas Vanek
The buyout period begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday and continues through 5 p.m. on June 30. It is a process that allows teams to get out from onerous contra...
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