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41 Comments
If you do a tandem ranking, you should also do a comparison between the best goalie tandems in the league currently to the best individual goalies
Robertsons trending down 2+ years now right?
Hasnt stepped it up in the playoffs..
I say hes peaked.
Trade him.
I think they are better than last year in a few ways:
1: Mikko Rantanen now being a basic part of the team and being able to work this summer with a healthy team (though he has to perform)
2: Bischel and Harley getting good last year will help this year
3: Radek being back leading the 4th line will be good for some depth.”
4: Mason Marchement the penalty king (loved him, but he had a bad reputation in the NHL for embellishment and dumb penalties) being gone.
5: Matt Dumba being gone (he had a bad year, and he may be good this season, but man the dumb mistakes I saw him make)
Consistency and defense are the important parts to me this year. Plus we need Seguin and Robertson to stay healthy.
tbh you struggled more with Hyry than you did Hryckowian. I know the vowel sound Y doesn't exist in English but google translate can probably pronounce that for you, should be easy enough to copy.
The Stars need another Right-handed Defensemen who has some size and is steady. Of course, the head coach is a question mark. It's all about what they do in the postseason at the end of the day.
All things considered I am more optimistic than most, and even after that last playoff dud against Edmonton.
Last season they were an absolutely incredible team while they were healthy. They had to deal with not having their full lineup for months and then somehow make do and get back into shape within 7 playoff games.
Do I think they need to find a way to get better at a more grinding type game that Edmonton and Florida used to great effect? Yes. If they do that under Gulutzan then I believe they can be a contender against the oily cats. If not, then I hope they have a better plan.
As a Dallas Stars season ticket holder, here in Dallas, I do not believe we have a better team this year than we did last year. I'm excited for the season, but I believe we took a step back. Need to move Seguin's contract out to get some scorers.
What happened to Helleberg?
This is why hard salary cap is important. So Owners cant just throw money at a problem until it solves itself like baseball
The Dallas Stars will be a wild card team this year, if they're lucky. That Mikko deal destroyed the team and closed their window.
Some question marks to be sure but I'm optimistic for this season. A full year of Rantanen and some growth from the youngsters and this team could be poised for a deep run again.
I was thinking, where is all this salary cap money coming from. Some decent contracts and then Seguin. Ew, yeah that's a waste of 9 million. That money gone would help them big time. Retain 2 million trade for a bag of peanuts and some give away draft picks? Please San Jose, Anaheim take this horrible contract? Maybe Philly takess it? but they don''t have money either? Carolina has cap space?
try AHL prospects from Texas?
Sequin could playoff contender? Winnipeg? Vancouver? other?
strong team play
Can believe stars are really letting go of Robertson… that kid is just getting started. Would not be surprised if he has a 100 pts season in him.Wish my team had more cap space to take him.
I do want to see if Hyry can force his way into more games this season. Increase the mafia!
Anderson for Robertson!
A lot of their problems right now are contingent on guys like Lundkvist, bischel, and Borque making leaps. They need someone to take the 2nd line LW that's not Benn
Their entire second line has all old guys…
Good goalie
I like Back's size, but i worry bout counting on him for ANY offense. He lead the NHL last year in unblocked shots that missed the net. Basically he has hands made of bricks. We need 1 more top 6 forward, not sure who that could be.
Sequin’s cap hit is awful for what he brings
Tristen IS GONE TO Col.
Use to play against bkackwell when he played for St. John’s prep kid was like a little water bug had absolute burners , glad all the post concussion syndrome he was struggling with for years seems to finally be behind him and Colin can keep living his dream
I think it would be a great solution for both teams if the blues and stars considered a Kyrou for Robertson trade. The stars would get a winger that has a lot of potential and scores a lot of goals. Although Robertson is the better player, Kyrou is locked in at 8.125m, Robertson is going to demand a lot more. I’m a blues fan and on the blue side. I think it’d be great because we get a star caliber player and we will be able to afford him going forward. To make the deal happen I’m sure the blues are gonna have to throw in a sweetener.
8 mil for 67 pts? 8 mil for 71 pts?
I have a hard time seeing them trade Robertson but if his last contract negotiation is any representation of how his next one will go then we likely can’t afford him. I think this team is pretty close to where they started the season last year but still with a lot of question marks. How those questions get answered early in the season will be a much bigger deciding factor on how this season plays out and if Robertson sticks around. I just don’t seeing getting the return needed out of a Robertson trade at the current time and moving him solely for cap space reasons is a wild idea in my opinion. Hoping Nils is back to being healthy and had a good off season. He definitely has potential but needs to land on his feet quickly. At this point I am pretty indifferent about the coaching change. You definitely couldn’t continue down the same path and I at least like what I am hearing from Gulutzan so far. We shall see if that comes across in the way they play this season or not though once they are on the ice.
Yeah that was funny watching Shannon going insane at the Stars lost their last seven regular season games and then looked like world beaters going on a deep run in the playoffs. Hats off to you Shannon and your nerves 😂
Can you make a playlist of your offseason team overviews??
11/10 thumbnail!
Losing Robo is like a Texas youth hockey player losing ice time 😂
You say the Stars can't trade Robertson without getting scoring punch in return, why can't they trade him for one of the top right-handed defenseman available? I think it very possible that Rantonen More than fills the scoring lost with Robertson, while the addition of a right-handed defenseman or what the Stars have been looking for the last few seasons. I agree that Robertson is a great deal right now but his value on the trade market will likely never be higher. I say Jim Nill should trade Robertson before Christmas for a strong right shot defenseman and a couple high round (maybe even 1st) draft picks.
Well, If Stone wouldn't have intentionally took out Miro 's knee he would have played more games.
I've said it for years now. The Stars are a soft team. I am a Canadian and a 30 year Stars fan since I moved to Texas in 1992. I miss those 90's Stars teams because they were so hard to play against. Tough & gritty but not elite in any way until late in that decade. Now they are easy to play against especially in the playoffs. If you have the personnel, you can take away their strengths pretty easily. And the top 5 teams in the NHL have the personnel to do that. Jim Nill is convinced they can win it all with their current core. I am here to tell you based on recent winners of the cup, they don't stand a chance to win it all. They can be intimidated and pushed around, and now in salary cap hell. Unless some major changes are made, my Stars don't have a chance. Just being realistic.
The Stars will not be as strong in 25/26 as they were last year. Robertson puts up good numbers against bad teams, but rarely stands out against good teams, hes just not physical enough against good teams. Robertson is a RFA next year, and so is Harley, I dont see a way that they can keep both players and still be under the cap.
I'd like to see them wave goodbye to Otter and take half of his salary to get a backup for DeSmith and the other half of that salary for any minor league player that fills a mid-season surprise need.
Otter can go play professional golf and make his millions over there.
Why on earth would Stars trade their best franchise player??????
I wonder if they should have traded Robertson instead of stankoven. Dunno if canes would have gone for that though
Parsons needs to go. Bye Micah👋
I don’t think they should have kept Duchene especially to 4 years