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Hindsight has Kidd, Richards deals looking better

Given the gift of hindsight and the Stars' inspired 18-game playoff run, it's easy to call the Brad Richards trade a big winner. Using that same hindsight and studying that five-game playoff cameo appearance made by your Mavericks, we can say the Jason Kidd trade ... wait, it's still going to...

Dallas Stars should give Tippett some security

FRISCO – Dave Tippett doesn't need to go into next season as a lame duck coach, not after what the Dallas Stars accomplished this season. And it's not just because Tippett, who has a year left on his contract, took this team six games deep into the conference finals. The...

Resurgent Stars host Red Wings in Game 6 of West finals

The Dallas Stars will try to stave off elimination once again, while the Detroit Red Wings take another shot at clinching a berth in the Stanley Cup finals as the teams meet in Texas for Game 6 of the best-of- seven Western Conference finals. The top-seeded Red Wings, winner of the Presidents'...

Morrow scores in fourth overtime as Stars beat Sharks to clinch series

DALLAS - The Dallas Stars have finally made it back to the Western Conference finals. Brenden Morrow scored a power-play goal 9:03 into the fourth overtime as the Stars eliminated the pesky San Jose Sharks 2-1 in a game that ended early Monday morning - the longest game in the NHL playoffs this...

Fantasy Pool Look: Outlook for Dallas and Columbus

As keeper league hockey pools increase in number each year, fantasy junkies become more active in the off-season as they prepare their team for the coming year. Left wing Joel Lundqvist is ready for a full-time role, as is winger Loui Eriksson. Lundqvist showed some chemistry with Mike Modano on...

THN.com Top 10: Players we didn't think to draft

OK, most of us laughed when web editor Edward Fraser used his mid-round picks in The Hockey News playoff pool to select some San Jose Sharks grinders. Torrey Mitchell, Patrick Rissmiller and Ryane Clowe, he announced proudly. Yeah, sure, you can have them all Edward, we chuckled. Well, Mr. Fraser...

Wings fans have reason to worry

BY MITCH ALBOM | DETROIT FREE PRESS DETROIT - The Red Wings did not lose this series Saturday; they simply lost their chokehold, their momentum and most of their advantages. Because as stars go, these Stars were fading, flickering to nothing, about to vaporize into a big black hole. The Wings...

WINGS NOTEBOOK: Headache-less Johan Franzen feeling better but still out indefinitely

Headache-less Johan Franzen feeling better but still out indefinitely BY GEORGE SIPPLE • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • May 19, 2008 Coach Mike Babcock said Sunday that Johan Franzen, out since Game 2 with concussion-like symptoms, is feeling better and is no longer bothered by persistent headaches....

Stars' 2-1 victory trims Wings' lead

picked the perfect time for his first NHL victory at Joe Louis Arena. Turco made 38 saves to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings yesterday in Game 5, extending the Western Conference finals. "It's probably the best I've felt in this building ever," he said. Trevor Daley...

STARS 2, RED WINGS 1: Stars outshine Wings in Game 5

Marty Turco finally won a game as a professional at the Joe Louis Arena. It comes at the worst possible time for Red Wings fans. Turco's 38 saves and assist on the game-winning goal pushed the Stars to a 2-1 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.