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NHL Trade Deadline: Dallas Stars

Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place. The rock is Brad Richards, a rock-solid player, in terms of ability but not necessarily health. The hard place is Dallas, and Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk (photo right) is the man caught in the middle. As the trading deadline approaches, he is doomed if he...

Joe Nieuwendyk Has Dallas Stars Back in Playoff Hunt

When some new general managers come in, they like to make their mark by introducing drastic changes with the team as well as the organization. But Dallas Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk is just going with the flow -- and his method is working. After missing the playoffs a season ago, the Stars rank among the Western Conference...

Marc Crawford Mellows, Finds Success Coaching in Dallas

He's cool, calm and collected -- and his team is winning on a regular basis. Meet the changed Marc Crawford. The old-school coach with the new attitude is helping the Dallas Stars contend for first place in the Western Conference. After being fired in Vancouver and Los Angeles, Crawford says he "probably figured a little...

NHL Power Rankings: Canucks Ride Streak to Top Spot

A good way to get to the top of our NHL Power Rankings is to lose exactly one game in regulation over a stretch of 18. A 14-0-3 run propelled Vancouver to the No. 1 position in the Western Conference, and they move to the top of our latest Power Rankings. The teams are ranked below, complete with a quick synopsis from...

Jamie Langenbrunner Traded to Dallas

After being a healthy scratch for Thursday's game against Philadelphia, New Jersey Devils captain Jamie Langenbrunner probably saw the writing on the wall. With a no-trade clause in his contract, Langenbrunner sat at home Thursday, waiting for New Jersey general manager Lou Lamoriello to pull the trigger on a deal and ask...

Joe Nieuwendyk News From the Web

05/10/12 Gainey rejoining Stars as senior adviser Source: NHL A few weeks after leaving one of his two former NHL teams, Bob Gainey is back with the other one.
04/27/12 Stars' Future Looks Bright Source: NHL - Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars took a peek into the future in the final contest of the 2011-12 season and the early reviews were very promising.
04/25/12 Lehtonen continuing ascension to among NHL's elite Source: NHL - Dallas Stars Upon reflecting on the Dallas Stars' 2011-12 season that ended in disappointing fashion, with the club barely missing the post-season for the fourth consecutive season, one positive rises above just about all others - the outstanding performance delivered by goaltender Kari Lehtonen , who inches closer and closer to elite status.
04/20/12 Several Stars looking forward to extending season at... Source: NHL - Dallas Stars Their season may have ended a bit prematurely when the Dallas Stars missed the playoffs, but several Stars, including some of the club's most important contributors, are not done playing.
04/18/12 With new ownership in place, this Stars off-season is... Source: NHL - Dallas Stars For the Dallas Stars, the 2011-12 NHL season may have ended in the same disappointing fashion the previous three did, with the team missing the playoffs, but make no mistake, this off-season is different.