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HEAD COACH
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Ken Hitchcock
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ROSTER
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C-Mike Modano, Guy Carbonneau, Joe Nieuwendyk, Tony Hrkac,
Brian Skrudland. LW- Jamie Langenbrunner, Jason Botterill, Dave
Reid, Brent Severyn, Jere Lehtinen, Dan Keczmer, Jamie Wright. RW-
Brett Hull, Mike Keane, Grant Marshall, Pat Verbeek. D-Derian
Hatcher, Craig Ludwig, Darryl Sydor, Shawn Chambers, Richard
Matvichuk, Sergei Zubov, Sergei Gusev. G-Ed Belfour, Roman Turek.
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INJURIES
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Brent Severyn, lw (returned Jan. 5 after missing 15 games
with a lower back strain); Brian Skrudland, c (fractured finger
Jan. 1, day-to-day); Jamie Langenbrunner, lw (shoulder injury Jan.
6, day-to-day); Joe Nieuwendyk, c (achy knees, could miss two or
three more games).
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TRANSACTIONS
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Reassigned Frederic Bouchard, d, from Michigan (IHL)
to Dayton (ECHL); Recalled Jamie Wright, lw, from Michigan; Sent
Kelly Fairchild, f, and Brad Lukowich, d, to Michigan.
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GAME RESULTS
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12/23 at Toronto W 5-1
12/26 at Colorado W 4-2
12/28 Nashville W 1-0
12/31 Boston W 6-1
01/02 at Phoenix W 2-1
01/06 Vancouver W 6-4
01/08 at Calgary L 2-0
01/10 at Vancouver L 2-0
01/12 at Edmonton T 2-2
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STANDINGS
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Pacific Division GP W L T PTS GF GA
Dallas 39 25 7 7 57 115 76
Phoenix 37 22 10 5 49 100 76
Anaheim 40 16 16 8 40 100 93
San Jose 40 13 17 10 36 91 95
Los Angeles 41 15 22 4 34 96 108
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TEAM NEWS
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by Jim Iovino, Dallas Correspondent
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Let's all slow down a little bit... We've just finished up a big
holiday season. We've eaten lots of fattening foods. We've kissed
lots of repulsive in-laws. We've kissed lots of people who weren't
our in-laws...and we've served a lot of time for doing so.
With all of that, who needs a really long, in-depth Dallas Stars
report? "Not me", you say? Good. Because you ain't gettin' one.
The biggest news at the moment is about a slump. That's right, the
Stars are winless in three straight games. They were shut out in
back-to-back games by the Flames and Canucks - not two of the best
defensive teams in hockey...
The Flames game really hurt. The game marked the return of Fred
Brathwaite to the NHL. Yes, that's right, Freddie Brathwaite. He
occasionally played goal in the bigs for the Oilers several years
ago. Most recently, however, Brathwaite toiled between the pipes
for the Canadian National Team. That is until the Flames came
a-callin'. Calgary has gone through more goalies this season than
Michael Dell goes through gallons of soy milk.
The Stars should have buried Brathwaite early, but instead
Brathwaite got the best of the Stars. Thanks to a solid defense in
front of him, Freddie stoned the Stars for a 1-0 shutout win. Not
good if you're a Stars fan...
The next game was equally painful as the Stars were blanked again -
this time by the Canucks, whose defense resembles an aged Lacy
Swiss on a good day.
So how did the Stars rebound? By jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the
first period against the arch-nemesis Oilers. Unfortunately, the
Oilers were able to tie the game in the final seconds on a goal by
Ryan Smyth with Bob Essensa pulled at the other end.
Three games without a win makes head coach Ken Hitchcock an unhappy
camper...
Zubov to Star
Sergei Zubov will replace Uwe Krupp in the starting lineup for the
World Team in the All-Star Game. Krupp is rumored to have a bad
back, but in actuality I think he's just too embarrassed to show up
because of the poor first half he's put in this year after
backstabbing his former team, the Avalanche, in order to sign on
with the hated Red Wings.
No word yet on if Derian Hatcher will replace The Rock in the
rematch against Mankind for the WWF Championship...
Other Stuff
Where are my pants?
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