Quotable: Mark Fistric on his return to Dallas

Here are a few quotes from Edmonton Oilers Mark Fistric, who will be playing in Dallas tonight for the first time since being traded from the Stars to the Oilers earlier this season. On being back in Dallas  “It’s kind of cool. I was a Star for X amount of years and I don’t think […]

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Stars-Oilers Preview

Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars Thursday February 28 7:30 p.m. TV: Fox Sports Southwest Radio: KTCK-1310 (AM) About the Stars The Stars (10-8-2) wrapped up a two-game road trip with a 5-4 overtime win in Columbus Tuesday. Loui Eriksson scored the game-winner 3:03 into the extra period for the Stars, who picked up three of […]

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Mark Fistric excited about first game against Stars

Mark Fistric missed last week’s Dallas Stars-Edmonton Oilers game due to a back injury. Fistric will be in tonight, giving the former Stars defenseman his first opportunity to play against his old team. “It will be exciting,” Fistric said. “I’ve spent my whole career in Dallas and I know the guys really well, but now […]

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Tuesday update: Larsen, Garbutt in tonight

Philip Larsen will be back in the lineup tonight when the Dallas Stars take on the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place. Larsen, who has been a scratch four of the last five games, is expected to be paired with Alex Goligoski on the blue line. Ryan Garbutt, a scratch the last three games, will be […]

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Stars-Oilers Preview

Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers Wednesday February 6 9:00 p.m. TV: Fox Sports Southwest Plus Radio: KTCK-1310 (AM) About the Stars The Stars (4-5-1) defeated Colorado, 3-2, in Denver Monday night. Jamie Benn, who had just one assist in four games coming into Monday, had a hand in all three Dallas goals, scoring two and […]

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Dallas Stars Season Preview

Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi watched his team practice Friday and expressed optimism about the upcoming season. “I like our team,” Gaglardi said. “We’ve improved our club from a year ago. We acknowledged our top six wasn’t as deep as it needed to be, so most of our moves were focused on improving that. I […]

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Opportunity knocks for Jordie Benn, Brenden Dillon

With the tradeof Mark Fistric to the Edmonton Oilers for a third round draft pick in 2013, opportunity is knocking for Jordie Benn and Brenden Dillon. The two defensemen, who came into training camp vying for the final roster spot on the Dallas blue line, are now in the hunt for a spot in the […]

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Camp Notes: Reaction to Mark Fistric trade

Monday’s training camp session in Frisco seemed pretty routine, until news broke that defenseman Mark Fistric had been traded to the Edmonton Oilers for a third round draft pick in 2013. Players found out about a deal just after coming off the ice. “He was a great kid, great player for our team. We obviously […]

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Quotable: Joe Nieuwendyk on the Mark Fistric trade

The Dallas Stars traded defenseman Mark Fistric to the Edmonton Oilers for a third round draft pick in 2013. Here’s a quote from Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk on the decision to move Fistric. “As you know, these are never easy decisions, but I feel comfortable where are kids are at and it’s not just the […]

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Players skate in Frisco, anxious to get going

Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow went through the same roller coaster of emotions many fans did as negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA had their ups and downs over the past few months. And when the two sides announced a tentative deal on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, Morrow was raring to go. “For the […]

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