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Mike Ribeiro’s game sure got a lot bigger in Texas. Still slim enough to make the most form-fitting jersey look baggy, the talented center is on pace for a 92-point season in his second year with the Stars. When former Dallas GM Doug Armstrong, dismissed in November, is applying for his next gig you can bet he’s going to put, in bold type, “flipped Janne Niinimaa for a 90-point pivot” at the top of his resume. It’s not that the Canadiens traded Ribeiro because they thought he was devoid of talent; more like because he never displayed the consistency, determination and maturity to be a big-time producer in the NHL. But a little anonymity has gone a long way for Ribeiro, who’s clearly more comfortable in Dallas than he was toiling under a huge spotlight in his hometown of Montreal. At 27, Ribeiro is entering his prime years and... [read full story]
