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2025-2026 Report Card: Grading all the most common forward line combinations and defense pairs
A look at Dallas’ chemistry.
You’ve probably heard this pseudo-rant/philosophical puck complaint before so apologies. But symmetry is not chemistry and vice and versa. Brock Faber and Jacob Middleton are nice and symmetric: offensive guy w...
Stars Stuff: Revisiting Dallas’ neutral zone defense, fan faith in the front office, and a quick word on the Stars prospect rankings
How are you feeling, Stars fans? Bored, perhaps? That makes sense. It’s the tailend of August. Antsy? That makes sense. It’s the tailend of August. Excited? That also makes sense. It’s the tailend of August!
Maybe it’s the Jason Robertson...
2025-2026 Report Card: Jim Nill lost this year’s battle. But has he lost the war?
Reviewing Nill’s 2025-2026 season.
And then there was one. Actually that’s not true. I’ll have another report card out that I think readers should absolutely dig, as it’s a little off the beaten path. But I’m getting ahead of myself. And s...
2025-2026 Report Card: Special teams were an asset for the Dallas Stars. Here's why there's just one (small) caveat.
Over the last three seasons, the Dallas Stars have been possibly the most well-rounded team when it comes to the other 20 percent; that 20 percent of the game that is played with a man advantage on one side, shorthanded on the other. Since...
2025-2026 Report Card: Glen Gulutzan and digging into the weeds of his systems shift from DeBoer, and some curious patterns when trailing
Reviewing the head coach's 2025-2026 season.
It would always be a tough act to follow. And it would always be complicated. In the three years under Pete DeBoer, the Stars had a winning record; not just in the regular season (149-68-29) but...
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