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What kind of player is Steve Ott? What kind of player can he be? Fans of 29 other teams would no doubt have little trouble asnwering that question, but close observers of the Dallas Stars have experienced shifting opinions in recent years.

From the very moment that Tom Gaglardi was officially announced as the new owner of the Dallas Stars the big question has been "how much is he going to be willing to spend on the roster?" For the past few seasons the Dallas Stars have had one of the lowest payrolls in the NHL, forced to cut back on spending when Tom Hicks found financial trouble ... (more)

After a break for a while, today we will jump back into grading the Dallas Stars on the 2011-2012 season.

Pool play ended Tuesday at the IIHF World Championships, and four Stars players will move on to the quarterfinal round.

Green joked about having a five-year plan, but that's how long it took to make the Oil Kings a WHL champion Members of the Edmonton Oil Kings hold the Ed Chynoweth Cup after defeating the Portland Winterhawks in game 7 of the WHL championship series on May 13, 2012 in Edmonton.

The Stars in Stockholm and Helsinki continue to lead their teams and with every passing day players like Loui Eriksson, Jamie Benn, and Kari Lehtonen are getting major notice around the hockey media.

So we all had picked a Pacific Division team, any Pacific Division team, as the likely Western Conference representative in the Stanley Cup Finals, right? Well, I for one sure didn't. But the Los Angeles Kings brought that scenario one step closer to reality Sunday when the completed a very impressive sweep of the St.

The entire young core of the Dallas Stars , as identified by Joe Nieuwendyk continue to play on in the 2012 IIHF World Championships along with Richard Bachman, Tomas Vincour and Philip Larsen , and thankfully all remain healthy.

By Kolby Solinsky - BC Local News Published: April 30, 2012 12:00 PM Updated: May 04, 2012 4:01 PM East meets West in the WHL Championship, with the top-seeded Edmonton Oil Kings hosting the high-flying Portland Winterhawks.