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The Dallas Stars have signed 38-year-old forward Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension, the team announced Sunday. He will make $3.5 million before signing bonuses worth up to $2 million. 🚨 Captain America is going nowhere! 🚨 We have signed Joe Pavelski to a 1-year, $3.5 million contract [email protected] | #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/FmGX9cNeYa — Dallas […] READ MORE
Last Word on Hockey’s Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2022-2023 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We’ll also do our best to project how things will go for each team over the course of the campaign. Today, […] READ MORE
With the season starting in the coming weeks and training camps beginning, teams are finalizing their rosters. One man that has his work cut out for him is Dallas Stars manager Jim Nill. He finally made the right move by inking starting netminder Jake Oettinger to a three-year deal. However, another big star awaits his […] READ MORE
Welcome to Last Word on Hockey’s 2022 summer series, exploring the best and worst free agent signings for each NHL team of the post-lockout, salary cap era. With this past offseason seeing some big splashes (and potential gambles) like Johnny Gaudreau, Claude Giroux, John Klingberg, and others, it’s time to take a look at how […] READ MORE
Once upon a time in the land of San Jose, was a sharks team that was a powerhouse in the Western Conference for over a decade. Franchise cornerstones in Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, and Joe Pavelski have all passed on. The window of being cup contenders and a lock to make the playoffs is all […] READ MORE
After a long-fought battle, the first-round series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Dallas Stars vs Calgary Flames has concluded. The Flames took the series and will be moving on to the second round. Despite all odds, the Dallas Stars pushed the series to seven games, where the winner was decided in overtime. Most […] READ MORE
Last night’s game in Dallas marked the halfway point between the Dallas Stars and the Calgary Flames in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Stars 4-2 win against the Flames puts Dallas in the lead on the series, 2-1. The course of the series thus far probably comes as a surprise to […] READ MORE
After a dramatic last two weeks of the season for the Dallas Stars, it wasn’t apparent they were going to make it to the playoffs, but they found a way to grind it out. And with a little help from the Arizona Coyotes of all teams, defeating the Nashville Predators in one of the biggest […] READ MORE
The Dallas Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks, 4-2, in regulation, and the Nashville Predators lose an unimaginable game to the Arizona Coyotes, 5-4. This locks the Stars in the first Wild Card spot. The Predators in the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Both games were odd in their own ways, but the […] READ MORE
The Dallas Stars close out the inaugural season series against the Seattle Kraken with a win despite “clearly running on fumes” per head coach Rick Bowness, due to travel mishaps and a gruelling schedule. After a three-game losing streak on the road, each win is bigger than the last, while the Stars desperately cling to […] READ MORE
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