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Whatever the pre-game motivation was for the Dallas Stars to get in the head of Roberto Luongo on Thursday, it failed like a harmless floating shot from the point in a 3-2 loss at GM Place.

A long-time Toronto Maple Leafs fan has had enough and has sold away his soul ... er, allegiance ... for a mere $25. Kirby, a 39-year-old from Keswick, Ont., became so disillusioned with the Maple Leafs' constant losing, mismanagement and limited hope for the future that he agreed to give it all up, becoming a fan of the team chosen by the highest ...

The Dallas Stars have partnered with Autism Speaks to make November 4, 2009 Autism Awareness Night .

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.

I will tell you one thing about Marc Crawford, he is not afraid of drilling these guys in practice.

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.

Charlie Huddy's rsum is all over the rafters at Rexall Place. There are five Stanley Cup banners here, and Huddy was a part of all five.

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By MIKE HEIKA When new Stars coach Marc Crawford was a player, he was a lot like Steve Ott.Well, OK, not exactly the same.'The difference is he has talent,' Crawford joked.Still, in his 176 NHL games, Crawford squeezed in 229 penalty minutes to go with his 19 goals and 31 assists and earned the reputation of being 'annoying,' according to his ...

Marc Crawford is a big fan of repetition and work, and the Stars' new coach believes those are two things that will help the team drastically improve its faceoff numbers this season.

One of Nieuwendyk's first moves was hiring Marc Crawford as head coach. Defensive responsibility was added in the form of Karlis Skrastins and Jeff Woywitka , while Warren Peters will add some toughness.

Jim Hiller showed his players he was not above taking responsibility when things go wrong.

I draw a lot of comparisons between Stu Barnes and Toby Petersen, and for good reason.

Charlie Huddy has all of the things Marc Crawford was looking for in an assistant coach to run his defense.

Just a few days ago, Tri-City Americans head coach Don Nachbaur resigned from the team so he could take the head coaching job with the AHL's Binghamton Senators.

The hoariest cliches in sports says coaches are hired to be fired, but with Dave Tippett being let go by the Dallas Stars on Thursday, the carnage in the National Hockey League is beyond numbing.

Ten years ago, poor enforcement of a dubious rule awarded the Stanley Cup to the Dallas Stars.

Still stings a little doesn't it? Even though the calendar continues to flip away from the most controversial moment in Buffalo Sabres history, some folks just read those first two words and grimaced or shook their heads.

The Stars had waited for this moment since losing last season in the Western Conference finals.

A visit with Jonas Gustavsson is just one of the tasks that sit on the to-do list of new Dallas Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk.