Jeff Woywitka News

ST. PAUL, Minn. - As much as Brett Hull has been a part of the Dallas Stars' front office for the last four years, fans never really got to honor him for his contributions to the team as a player.

James Neal tweaked a groin muscle Wednesday against the Calgary Flames, so he sat out Friday's game and is not expected to make the trip to Minnesota today for the second of back-to-back contests.

Mike Modano just isn't used to this. Even in the later years of his career, he has been on the ice for most games.

The validity of plus-minus as an important statistic is debated in many NHL circles.

This is a tough one to dissect. Alex Auld struggled for the second time in a row, didn't control his rebounds and was roasted for three goals in the opening 16 minutes.

Marty Turco has flu-like symptoms, and that's enough for the Stars to be cautious.

I'm not sure this means anything more than the Texas Stars might need Wathier this weekend.

Mike Modano still has the Olympic dream. In what could be his final season in the NHL and his last chance at wearing Team USA colors, Modano realizes his time is precious.

Jeff Woywitka spent four years in the St. Louis Blues' organization, including the first 152 games of his NHL career.

By MIKE HEIKA LOS ANGELES - Brad Richards was talking Thursday morning about the balance between coming back from a groin injury that probably is not going to be 100 percent any time soon and resting the groin for as long as possible to make sure there isn't a relapse.When asked what was better - a quick comeback or a long rest, the veteran ...

The thing that impressed me most about a 4-2 victory against the Ducks at Honda Center Wednesday night was the fact the Stars had only one practice day to rebound from a really poor performance against the Kings on Monday, and they did just that with two periods that coach Marc Crawford called among the team's best of the season.

You never know what Toby Petersen is going to do. Heck, a lot of times, even he doesn't. Petersen is the Dallas Stars' Mr.

Playing against his old team doesn't seem to mean as much to Karlis Skrastins anymore.

Marc Crawford had a traditional Canadian Thanksgiving dinner with his family Sunday.... he just had it a day early.

Mike Ribeiro scored his first goal of the season 62 seconds into the game Friday night and the Dallas Stars never looked back.

Mike Modano's rib injury is worse than first expected, as a close study of an MRI showed a "line" in the rib cartilage, Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk said.

The Dallas Stars seem to grasp their new system pretty well, but they certainly aren't the shootout team they once were.

Joe Nieuwendyk made two big signings this week, getting Stephane Robidas in on a four-year deal at an average of $3.3 million per season and Loui Eriksson for six years at $4.25 million.

By MIKE HEIKA DALLAS - Stars coach Marc Crawford was just getting used to his new job in the summer when he stopped by to watch some of the players skating casually in a pick-up game and a certain player continually caught his eye.'I was like, 'Who is this guy?' ' Crawford said as he described his first experience with young winger Loui ...

As exhibitions go, this was just what the Stars needed - both Dallas and Texas. The NHL 's Dallas Stars came into Cedar Park Center on Wednesday night and put on a dominating performance in a 5-1 victory over their little brothers.