The NHL Draft has come and gone once again but this year the Stars had one of their best drafts in years gaining some much needed depth. The most important of these draftees was defenseman Ryan O'Connor who last year for the Barrie Colts posted 15 points in 30 games quarterbacking an outstanding powerplay. He will be one of the few prospects invited to training camp to see if they are good enough to make the roster. The list of draftees this year are listed below:
During the resign week the Stars had no trouble signing their All-star players like Jamie Benn, Derek Roy, and Kari Lehtonen. But the team did have to let go of two recent fan favorites in Milan Hejduk and Radek Dvorak. "They both played amazingly last year and I tried to come to agreement with both of them but what they were asking for was way too overpriced for us so we reluctantly had to let them go," said GM Dan Murray. There was also some interesting Free Agency signings like prospect goaltender Lauren Broissoit who was released by Calgary. Murray signed Oskar Osala, Mike Santorelli, and Bud Holloway immediately out of Free Agency which some now to believe will be put together and form a good checking third line. But at this point it is all speculation as they could mix and be matched throughout the lineup. The full list of signings and releases are listed below:
Resignings:
Derek Roy 4 years 5.750m/year
Jamie Benn 5 years 6.000m/year
Michael Ryder 2 years 2.400m/year
Kari Lehtonen 6 years 6.250m/year
Richard Bachman 3 years 1.450m/year
Tomas Vincour 2 years 0.650m/year
Jordie Benn 2 years 0.720m/year
Jack Coyle 3 years 0.650m/year
Steven Delisle 1 year 0.535m/year
John Klingberg 2 years 0.590/year
Perttu Lindgren 2 years 0.750m/year
Mathieu Tousignant 1 year 0.550m/year
Eric Nystrom 1 year 0.905m/year
Colton Sceviour 1 year 0.590m/year
Jaromir Jagr 1 year 2.500m/year
Releases:
Andrew Raycroft
Travis Morin
Francis Wathier
Tyler Sloan
Brad Lukowich
Maxime Fortunius
Ryan Garbutt
Tristan King
Luke Gazdic
Radek Dvorak
Milan Hejduk
FA Signings:
Bud Holloway 2 years 2.200m/year
Oskar Osala 1 year 2.450m/year
Mike Santorelli 1 year 2.200m/year
Laurent Broissoit 3 years 0.750m/year
Keegan Lowe 3 years 0.800m/year
Dan Ellis 1 year 1.170m/year
Kevin Klein 1 year 2.120m/year
Trades:
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Did Ray Whitney retire? And what did the progression look like for your younger guys such as Benn, Eakin, Glennie, Oleksiak, etc?
Did Ray Whitney retire? And what did the progression look like for your younger guys such as Benn, Eakin, Glennie, Oleksiak, etc?
Whitney didn't retire but is being paid way too much for a 79 overall
Benn 85 to 88
Eakin 74 to 75
Glennie stayed 72
Olesiak 66 to 70 (I think?)
Murray 60 to 80 (as usual)
Faksa 56 to 60
Siemens 60 to 75
Klingberg 59 to 61
Eronen 60 to 66
Jokipakka stayed 59
Larsen 73 to 78
Whitney didn't retire but is being paid way too much for a 79 overall
Benn 85 to 88
Eakin 74 to 75
Glennie stayed 72
Olesiak 66 to 70 (I think?)
Murray 60 to 80 (as usual)
Faksa 56 to 60
Siemens 60 to 75
Klingberg 59 to 61
Eronen 60 to 66
Jokipakka stayed 59
Larsen 73 to 78
Man I would have liked to see Faksa to take a bit bigger of a jump for you but he's only 19 plenty time to grow. Good to see Larsen make the 5 point jump though.
Newly captained Loui Eriksson along with the Alternates for the season Jamie Benn and Alex Goligoski
Preseason turned out well for the Stars posting a record of 3-0-1. Apparently this gives GM Dan Murray hope that our future is secure, "Seeing some of our young guns show what they got really makes me confident about how we will be in the future." We also asked him about the play of Colton Sceviour and Tomas Vincour, last years point leaders for the Stars AHL affiliate Texas Stars, "They both show great skill and scoring ability but I feel in the near future they could be making full-time spots on the NHL roster, especially in Tomas."
The lineups are similar to last years but are not completely the same. A now more aged and experienced Philip Larsen will be playing which will bolster the teams offense along with the addition of rookie defenseman Ryan Murray which will complete an elite defensive core. Though in the forward position it is much different. Compared to last year the third line has taken a sudden turn to the other end of the ice with subtractions of two offensive players, Brendan Morrow and Milan Hejduk, and the addition of three more defensive players, Bud Holloway, Oskar Osala, and Mike Santorelli will prove to help keep the pucks out of the net on a team last year that was 25th in the league in Goals Against. The goaltending situation is the same except for now, Dallas won't have to worry so much about Lehtonen getting injuried since they will have such a skilled goalie and Rookie of the Year in Richard Bachman. The lineups for the year are listed below:
Dallas Stars 2013-2014
Loui Eriksson "C" (86) - Jamie Benn "A" (88) - Micheal Ryder (81)
Ray Whitney (79) - Derek Roy (86) - Jaromir Jagr (81)
Oskar Osala (78) - Mike Santorelli (78) - Bud Holloway (79)
Cody Eakin (74) - Vernon Fiddler (75) - Eric Nystrom (74)
Alex Goligoski "A" (83) - Stephane Robidas (83)
Trevor Daley (84) - Philip Larsen (78)
Ryan Murray (80) - Kevin Klein (78)
Kari Lehtonen (85)
Richard Bachman (81)
Scratches: D Aaron Rome (75), D Jordie Benn (74), C Perttu Lingren (74)
It looks like Columbus is going to make the 2014 playoffs. With 10 games remaining, they're currently occupying the 7th seed with a 6-point lead over 9th.
It looks like Columbus is going to make the 2014 playoffs. With 10 games remaining, they're currently occupying the 7th seed with a 6-point lead over 9th.
Heh, in one of my Gm mode, I was 9 points ahead with 5 games left and I lost every game, so I missed the playoffs.
Didn't sign any free agents and put Ekblad on the NHL roster, trading Babchuk away for a 2nd. Hopefully continue the rebuild to get another good pick in 2015.
Dallas Stars sit at 1st in the West at the start of December December 1, 2013
Loui Eriksson and Jamie Benn congratulating each other after Eriksson's goal
These first two months for the Stars have been great as they sit atop the West with a record of 18-4-3. "I was shocked at how well we were doing," said GM Dan Murray, "It was hard to believe that only last year we were fighting for a playoff spot and now look how well we are doing." Head Coach Glen Gulutzan though was not as surprised saying, "I knew these guys were going to do well. In training camp I saw all the lines coming together as it went on. I'm excited about our defense also since we have some great and young guys this year like Philip [Larsen] and Ryan [Murray]."
Speaking of great years, this one might be for the top line of Eriksson-Benn-Ryder. Right now Ryder leads the team in points with 26 (9 goals, 16 assists), Benn comes in second with 25 (10 goals, 15 assists), and lastly comes Eriksson though being injured for three games still is tied with Benn with 25 (13 goals, 12 assists) and ranks 7th in the league in goals.
Injuries have been minor this season only severely shortening the season of one player, Ryan Murray. He was injured in the first game of the season and was out for 5 weeks and then once again he came back for a good stint then was injured for another 2 weeks. Other than him though injuries have been minor which Dan Murray says makes him, "happy and confident about the team."
Toronto acquired Derek Morris and Daymond Langkow from PHX for Blacker, draft pick and whatnot just to send down John-Michael Liles and Steckel. They've really got Burke spot on in this game.
Rangers waive Del Zotto. To turn waivers off or to keep it on for the comedic value...
Edit: Now also Joe Thornton and Brad Stuart sent down.
Edit: And there goes Skinner.
Last edited by UncleRisto: 12-28-2012 at 05:05 PM.
BLUE JACKETS QUALIFY FOR PLAYOFFS FOR SECOND TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
April 13, 2014
The excitement levels in Ohio have reached record levels after the Blue Jackets qualified for the playoffs as the #7 seed in the Western Conference with a 41-32-9 record this season. Columbus will face off against the #2 seed Colorado Avalanche in the first round.
The Blue Jackets completed their season early, so their playoff hopes were at the mercy of other teams such as Phoenix and Los Angeles, both of whom still had several games in hand by the time Columbus had finished their season on April 7, but both struggled down the stretch and ended up missing the post season.
Columbus enters the series with no significant injuries while Colorado will be missing Jan Hejda and Ryan O'Reilly, although Hejda is expected to be back later in the series.
The starting line-ups for Game 1 will be:
#2 Colorado Avalanche (47-25-10)
G. Landeskog (84)
M. Duchene (89)
P. Parenteau (83)
M. Connolly (78)
P. Stastny (86)
A. Kostitsyn (80)
B. Morrow (80)
M. Olver (78)
S. Downie (81)
B. Comeau (79)
J. McGinn (78)
D. Jones (79)
J. Holos (83)
E. Johnson (89)
R. Wilson (79)
G. Zanon (79)
T. Barrie (75)
S. Elliott (77)
M. Brodeur (87)
S. Varlamov (87)
#7 Columbus Blue Jackets (41-32-9)
R. Umberger (83)
D. Brassard (83)
C. Atkinson (79)
V. Prospal (84)
B. Dubinsky (81)
T. Kubalik (78)
N. Foligno (82)
A. Anisimov (81)
D. Dorsett (75)
M. Calvert (79)
D. Mackenzie (76)
J. Boll (73)
J. Johnson (86)
J. Wisniewski (87)
F. Tyutin (84)
A. Aucoin (83)
N. Nikitin (79)
D. Savard (77)
S. Bobrovsky (83)
S. Mason (83)
Conference Quarter-Finals Matchups
#1 Nashville Predators (51-25-6) vs. #8 Chicago Blackhawks (39-31-12)
#2 Colorado Avalanche (47-25-10) vs. #7 Columbus Blue Jackets (41-32-9)
#3 San Jose Sharks (44-33-5) vs. #6 Vancouver Canucks (42-31-9)
#4 Minnesota Wild (49-27-6) vs. #5 Detroit Red Wings (41-25-16)
#1 Toronto Maple Leafs (55-25-2) vs. #8 New York Rangers (42-33-7)
#2 Pittsburgh Penguins (45-30-7) vs. #7 Florida Panthers (42-32-8)
#3 Carolina Hurricanes (42-31-9) vs. #6 Montreal Canadiens (41-31-10)
#4 Buffalo Sabres (44-29-9) vs. #5 Philadelphia Flyers (43-31-8)
2013-2014 Columbus Blue Jackets Regular Season Summary
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