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Tuesday Dallas Stars Roundup: Theories about Sam Steel's Scoring, East/West Split, and the Elusive Frequency of Intensity

Monday Rundown: Jim Nill on Gulutzan's Adjustments, Zone Time Zoom-in, Who's Filled in for Mikko Rantanen, and Crawfish Boils

Game 70 AfterThoughts: Deserved Dejection

Game 69 AfterThoughts: Minnesota Not So Nice

Dallas Stars Injury Updates, Lineup Projections, and Everything Else We Know about the Returns of Mikko Rantanen, Roope Hintz, and Radek Faksa

Catching Colorado Is Still a Long Shot for the Dallas Stars, but Sometimes Points Aren't the Point

Game 68 AfterThoughts: Jake Oettinger Enjoys Another Busy Night in Denver

Some Thoughts about Jake Oettinger and Casey DeSmith in March

Arttu Hyry, Emmitt Finnie, and the Fine Art of Faceoffs for NHL Rookies with Sean Shapiro

Game 67 AfterThoughts: 55 Days Later

Monday Rundown: Looking at Glen Gulutzan's Jack Adams Case

Game 66 AfterThoughts: Franchise Histories

Saturday Dallas Stars Roundup: Tough Guy Debates with Bourque and Johnston, a Bottom Six Shakeup, and Something about Thomas Harley

Some Further Thoughts on Justin Hryckowian, Glen Gulutzan, and These Dallas Stars

Game 65 AfterThoughts: These Dallas Stars Are Different

Thursday Dallas Stars Roundup: Catching up with Jason Dickinson and His Face, Edmonton's Defensive Evolution, and Glen Gulutzan's Jack Adams Advocate

Why Mikko Rantanen Spends a Week Every Summer at a Youth Hockey Camp

Game 64 AfterThoughts: Depth, Goalies, and Captains

Tuesday Dallas Stars Roundup: Catching up with Reilly Smith, Injury Updates on Hintz and Rantanen, and Bruce Cassidy Talks Dallas' Changes under Gulutzan

Monday Rundown: One Stat or Quote about Every Player on the Dallas Stars Roster

Game 63 AfterThoughts: Pourquois pas?

Sunday Dallas Stars Roundup: Roope Hintz's Prognosis, Michael Bunting's Flexibility, and What Tyler Myers Noticed

Game 62 AfterThoughts: Heavyweight Tilt Ends with Heavy Hearts

Dallas Stars Trade Deadline Day Roundup: Roope Hintz Will Play against Colorado, Michael Bunting and Tyler Myers Won't, and Casey De'Snake's New Mask

Why the Stars Traded for Michael Bunting

All the Lingering Questions about the Dallas Stars 24 Hours Before the Trade Deadline

Why the Dallas Stars Traded for Tyler Myers

Game 61 AfterThoughts: Another Day, Another 6-1 Win

Some Thoughts about the Trade Deadline, Jason Robertson, and the Dallas Stars

Game 60 AfterThoughts: Stars Set Franchise Record, Dominate Canucks, Score Lots of Goals

Monday Rundown: Divisional Projections, Team Leaders, and First Goal Trivia Time

Game 59 AfterThoughts: Eight Straight, and All Entertaining

Arttu Hyry on Being Back in the NHL, the Intuitive Side of Faceoffs, and Getting Punched in the Face

Some Brief Thoughts about the Stars' Decision on Tyler Seguin

The Stars' Most Impressive Hockey Might Have to Come in Their Final 24 Games

Game 58 AfterThoughts: Like They Never Left

Wednesday Dallas Stars Roundup: Lian Bichsel Activated, Arttu Hyry Recalled, Oettinger Talks Skipping the White House, and Harley talks Playing against Radek Faksa & with Connor McDavid

Jake Oettinger Returning to Dallas Today, Mikko Rantanen "Out for Some Time" with Lower-Body Injury as Stars Roster Questions Continue

Stars Likely to Face "General Chaos" after Mikko Rantanen Injury and Other Absences Cloud Return to NHL Campaign

Monday Rundown: Jamie Benn Talks Sochi & Sidney Crosby, Updated Stars Olympic Leaderboard, Mikko Rantanen Injury Reports, and a Local Hockey Celebrity

Final Olympic Thoughts: Another Unforgettable, Unbelievable USA vs. Canada Game

Olympic Hockey Reflections with Sean Shapiro

Three Cool Things from the Stars' Midseason Training Camp: Defensive Particulars, Jason Robertson's Time Off, and Another Erne

Semi-Quick Semifinal Olympic Thoughts: Thomas Harley and Jake Oettinger Advance to the Gold Medal Game

Lian Bichsel Talks Injury Rehab, and Gulutzan Gives Optimistic Update on Radek Faksa as Stars Ramp Up in Practice

How I Fell in Love with Olympic Hockey

Quick Olympic Thoughts: Czechia Advance without Radek Faksa

Founder's Choice: The Dallas Stars' Salary Cap Outlook, from the 2026 Trade Deadline to 2028 and Beyond

Quick Olympic Thoughts: Tiebreaking Scenarios Abound after Sweden Stumbles Against Slovakia, Finland Trounces Italy in Final Day of Group B Drama

Less-Quick Olympic Thoughts: Finland-Sweden Still the Best Rivalry in Europe

Quick Olympic Thoughts: Canada Wears Down Czechia While Thomas Harley and Radek Faksa Square Off

Quick Olympic Thoughts: Slovakia and Finland Open the Tournament

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Mike Donoghue on How the Dallas Stars Plan to Stay in Shape during (and after) the Olympic Break

Radek Faksa and Matěj Stránský Reunite for another 'Czeching Line' in Milan

Monday Rundown: Shootout Debates, Video Review from 2003 to 2026, and Mikael Granlund's Mike Legg

Texas Stars Win Sixth in a Row as Rémi Poirier Saves the Day

Thoughts on Glen Gulutzan and the Dallas Stars after the First Two-Thirds of the Season

Game 57 AfterThoughts: They Can Indeed Keep Getting Away With It

Wednesday Dallas Stars Roundup: Lian Bichsel's Extended Rehab, Vacation Plans, and Matt Duchene's Foundation

Game 56 AfterThoughts: On Groundhog Day, Thomas Harley Beat Jets in Overtime, Again

Monday Rundown: Jake Oettinger on Goalie Fights, Thomas Harley on Team Canada, and Petrovic's Pronunciation

A Word on the First Anniversary of Stars Thoughts on Substack

Game 55 AfterThoughts: Business Taken Care Of

Breaking Down a Breakdown: How Jason Robertson, Miro Heiskanen, and Jake Oettinger Jump-Started a Vegas Comeback

Game 54 AfterThoughts: Third-Period Leads Are Meant to Be Broken

Some Thoughts on Vegas as the Stars' Opponent in the Stadium Series

Some Thoughts on What the Stars Need, Internally and Externally

Game 53 AfterThoughts: Familiar (and Surprisingly Necessary) Heroics

Monday Rundown: New Top Line, Old Rookies, and Mikko Rantanen's Stomach Bug

Kyle Capobianco Is an Underrated Storyline of the 2025-26 Dallas Stars Season

Game 52 AfterThoughts: A Finishing Blow of Hot and Cold

Friday Dallas Stars Roundup: Mikko Rantanen Skates, Jim Montgomery Returns (Again), and Brayden Schenn Talks NHL Brotherhood

Game 51 AfterThoughts: Bowness, Greaves, Stars

The Dallas Stars' Trade Deadline Shopping List Is a Tricky One, But Let's Look at a Few Names Anyway

Game 50 AfterThoughts: Getting Healthy While Unhealthy

Tuesday Dallas Stars Roundup: Going Viral, Jake Oettinger's First Half, and the Responsibility of Alex Petrovic

Monday Rundown: Lian Bichsel's Return, Jason Robertson's Agent, and a Trade Dallas Might Need to Make Again

Game 49 AfterThoughts: Good Hockey Team Beats Dallas, Again

Saturday Dallas Stars Roundup: Heiskanen Back, Duchene at RW, Road Trip Particulars, and Why Sam Steel Is Sticking on the Top Line

Game 48 AfterThoughts: Cruel Bounce, Rough Road

Some Thoughts on the Current State of the Dallas Stars

Game 47 AfterThoughts: No Miro, No Hero

Game 46 AfterThoughts: Finding (and Making) a Way

Monday Dallas Stars Roundup: Jake Oettinger's Return, Visor Revisions, and Justin Hryckowian's Two Front Teeth

Game 45 AfterThoughts: Indefensible and Undefendable

Talking with Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill on the NHL Playoff Format, Olympic Hockey, Potential Roster Moves, and What's Holding Up the Trade Market

Game 44 AfterThoughts: Defense and Discipline

Letter to the Editor: One Fan's Shot Volume Concerns

Game 43 AfterThoughts: Six Straight

How Team Czechia Olympian Radek Faksa Found Home Again with the Dallas Stars

Monday Rundown: Overtime Overview, Jamie Benn's Stitches, and the Numbers Behind the Winless Streak

Game 42 AfterThoughts: A Comeback and a Step Back

Stars Taking Stock and Finding Perspective at Midpoint of the Season, Olympic Rosters Notwithstanding

Some Thoughts on Olympic Rosters and How Decisions Get Made

Game 41 AfterThoughts: Some Cracks Beginning to Show

Jason Robertson, Team USA, and Defining Defense in the Modern Game

Game 40 AfterThoughts: Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo