Dallas Stars' Loui Eriksson and James Neal. Bill Boyce/AP A Stanley Cup champion 10 years ago, Dallas is pulling in the right direction even as financial woes continues to befall owner Tom Hicks Published on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 2:42AM EDT Only in the NHL does it seem the worse off a team is financially, the better it does on the ice. How else to explain the 6-3 Phoenix Coyotes and 5-2-4 Dallas Stars? Even though the Stars are battling through the severe financial woes of owner Tom Hicks, whose foray into British soccer (Liverpool FC) and overspending on his baseball team (Texas Rangers) caused havoc with his bankers and his hockey team, sources in the banking community say much brighter days are ahead. The official NHL position remains that once Hicks sells the Rangers, he can concentrate on the Stars. But sources in the... [read full story]
