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By Tracey Myers • Fort Worth Star-Telegram • May 17, 2008 FRISCO, Texas — Mike Ribeiro had worked his magic pretty well through the first two series. But for the most part in this series against Detroit, the space around him has been minimal. The Stars center was doing that in Game 4, getting a...
By BRANDON GEORGE / The Dallas Morning News bgeorge@dallasnews.com Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett points to the start of the playoffs as the moment he saw center Brad Richards really starting to feel comfortable with his new team. With the Stars in a 3-1 hole against the Detroit Red Wings in the...
The Detroit Red Wings sound as if the Western Conference finals have lasted long enough. They're ready to eliminate the Dallas Stars on Saturday in Game 5 and earn a spot in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since winning a title in 2002. "We want to take care of it right away....
Added 4m ago DETROIT - The Red Wings had been on such a tear, their loss in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals seemed borderline stunning. They still need just one victory, though, to advance to their first Stanley Cup finals since winning it all in 2002, and take a flawless playoff home...
Dallas Stars forward Steve Ott and coach Dave Tippett held press conferences today at the Dr. Pepper Center in Dallas, talking about the team's Game 4 win and looking ahead to Game 5 in Detroit. Q. Talk a bit about Mike (Modano) last night, not just the impact he had on the game, but in the room...
Dallas finally went into the locker room with a lead in the Western Conference finals. The Stars needed nearly 11 full periods, a debatable call that wiped out a Detroit goal and a favorable ruling on their score to accomplish that. For the desperate Stars, trying to avoid a sweep and elimination...
By BRANDON GEORGE / The Dallas Morning News bgeorge@dallasnews.com Tomas Holmstrom's butt had always been seen as an asset near an opponent's goal, but it became a liability for the Detroit Red Wings in Wednesday's Game 4 loss to the Stars. With the game scoreless 7 minutes, 34 seconds into the...
Osgood: 'We don't want to give them any life' BY HELENE ST. JAMES • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • May 14, 2008 DALLAS -- The Red Wings have a lot of experience at closing out series, so they're aware of how seriously to approach tonight's Game 4 against the Stars. The Wings lead the Western...
Being down 3-0 in the Western Conference finals isn't even the worst part for the Dallas Stars. This is: Dallas has yet to lead the Detroit Red Wings for a single second in any game this series. Instead, players came away from practice Tuesday talking about playing for pride in Game 4 on...
By Terry Frei The Denver Post Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk scores a first-period goal against Dallas goaltender Marty Turco in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. (Getty Images North America | Christian Petersen) DALLAS — Like recently ousted Avalanche coach Joel Queneville, Detroit's Mike...
