Karlis Skrastins News

This is the first in a series of articles meant to familiarize the casual reader with the history of the Buffalo Sabres.

Dave Tippett knows his job won't be an easy one in Phoenix. But he also knows that it's a job that can have a happy ending.

Stars 3, San Jose 2 01:25 AM CST on Friday, November 13, 2009 By MIKE HEIKA / The Dallas Morning News mheika@dallasnews.com Three stars 1. Marty Turco, Stars: There would have been no comeback without him.

In the midst of his well-grooved daily routine - ice-bags in the morning, ice-time at night - Karlis Skrastins stops to answer a question.

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.

As re-tests go, you couldn't have had better timing for the Dallas Stars. On the heels of one of their hardest losses of the season, the Stars were faced with an almost identical game Friday against the Vancouver Canucks.

Flames 3, Stars 2 12:01 AM CST on Thursday, November 5, 2009 By MIKE HEIKA / The Dallas Morning News mheika@dallasnews.com Three stars 1. Jarome Iginla, Calgary: Two goals 2. Curtis McElhinney, Calgary: 38 saves 3. Karlis Skrastins, Stars: Two assists Game highlights First period: Dallas was the better team and drew four power-play opportunities, ...

Jarome Iginla scored on a power play at 1:25 of overtime to give the Calgary Flames a 3-2 comeback victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.

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

Florida 6, Stars 5 11:49 PM CDT on Friday, October 30, 2009 By MIKE HEIKA / The Dallas Morning News mheika@dallasnews.com Three stars 1. Steve Reinprecht, Florida: Three goals, an assist and a force all night.

It took a while for the Stars to shake the dust from American Airlines Center on Wednesday night.

Stars defenceman Karlis Skrastins, left, and left-winger James Neal celebrate an overtime goal by Neal against the Maple Leafs.

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

2. Brenden Morrow, Dallas -Two goals and set the tone with physical play and big shot.

By MIKE HEIKA DALLAS - Playing against his old team doesn't seem to mean as much to Karlis Skrastins anymore.'It's been awhile and there's not that many people I know anymore,' the Stars defenseman said.

Jason Arnott had an early goal, Michael Santorelli scored the winner in a shootout and the Nashville Predators handed the Stars their first season-opening loss in Dallas with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.

For the better part of a decade, the Stars were one of the oldest teams in the NHL.

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In his effort to get away from a team that has undergone too many massive changes to count during his time with it, Jay Bouwmeester created another significant one.

With Jay Bouwmeester gone, the Florida Panthers hope their new-look defence includes a fully healthy Bryan Allen.