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Game #62 – Hawks vs. Stars Preview: Have You Ever Seen Dallas From A DC-10 Night In The Afternoon?

By Sam Fels February 23, 2020 0

vs. RECORDS: Hawks 27-26-8   Stars 35-20-6 PUCK DROP: 2pm TV: NBCSN Chicago LET THE CHILDREN BOOGIE: Defending Big D Well this is an interesting one. The Hawks will play their last game looking like this. How much they will change by the time they play again in St. Louis on Tuesday night, well that’s something […]

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Game #23 and #24 – Hawks vs. Stars Preview: Visiting The Family For The Holiday

By Sam Fels November 23, 2019 0

vs. RECORDS: Hawks 9-9-4   Stars 13-8-2 PUCK DROP(S): Tonight and Tuesday at 7pm TV: NBCSN Chicago Saturday, NBCSN Tuesday TEXAS FLOOD: Defending Big D It’s a bit strange that almost two months into the season, the Hawks have only played three divisional games. They haven’t seen St. Louis, or Colorado, or Minnesota, or Dallas yet. […]

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Game #23 and #24 – Hawks vs. Stars Spotlight: The One From Outside The Box That Got In

By Sam Fels November 23, 2019 0

We, and many others, have long lamented that NHL coaching and GM hires seem to come from the same shallow and brackish pool they have for decades. Once you get one job in the league, you get 17, as comrade McClure is often fond of saying. And with that, there’s always going to be a […]

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You Get What Anyone Gets – Saying Goodbye To The ’18-’19 Dallas Stars

By Sam Fels May 8, 2019 0

A loss in double overtime in a Game 7. There is supposed to be glory about it. A beautiful death. Honorable defeat. Going out on your shield. Something to earmark and build upon. A loss, but one you can still hold your head high after when the cloud of shock and disappointment clear. The thing […]

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You Were So In, With The Out Crowd – Round 2 Previews: Stars vs. Blues

By Sam Fels April 25, 2019 0

vs. SCHEDULE Game 1 in St. Louis – Tonight, 8:30 Game 2 in St. Louis – Saturday, 2pm Game 3 in Dallas – Monday, 7pm Game 4 in Dallas – Wednesday, 8:30 I said it on the podcast, but I’ll say it again. If you have literally anything else to do, do not watch this […]

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You Were So In, With The Out Crowd – Playoff Previews: Stars vs Predators

By Sam Fels April 10, 2019 0

vs. Schedule Game 1 in Nashville tonight, 8:30 Game 2 in Nashville Saturday, 5pm Game 3 in Dallas Monday, 8:30 Game 4 in Dallas Wednesday, 7pm The only series that might become more staccato than the Penguins and Islanders is this one. The Stars are going to have no interest in making this open or […]

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Game #81 – Stars vs. Hawks Spotlight: Jim Montgomery And The New Wave

By Sam Fels April 5, 2019 0

We’ve often bitched about the Old Boys Club that NHL coaches are chosen from. Same goes for GMs. It feels like you only get an NHL job if you had one before, or served as an assistant for years. We think the game could use new ideas, and they need to come from new places. […]

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Game #81 – Stars vs. Hawks Q&A: Logan Stark of Defending Big D

By Sam Fels April 5, 2019 0

None of our Dallas friends wanted to talk to us. So here’s what Logan Stark had to say a month ago when the Hawks were in Dallas. (@LoganStark) Let’s get this out of the way up top. While the CEO swearing about the team’s two stars is good for comedic value out here, isn’t it […]

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Game #68 – Hawks vs. Stars Preview/Eight-Man Scramble: Well Let Me Tell Ya Somethin’, Mean Green

By Sam Fels March 9, 2019 0

vs. RECORDS: Hawks 28-30-9    Stars 35-27-5 PUCK DROP: 7pm TV: NBCSN Chicago WE ARE STARDUST: Defending Big D I used to think that the elimination of the Circus Trip and Ice Show, and not having a road trip longer than three or four games, would be a boon to the Hawks. But looking over […]

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Game #68 – Hawks vs. Stars Q&A: Logan Stark Of Defending Big D

By Sam Fels March 9, 2019 0

Logan Stark is an editor at DefendingBigD.com. You can follow her @LoganStarkBooks. Hey…Stark on the Stars. We just thought of that! Anyway, here’s the Q&A we did with her two weeks ago when the Stars were here Let’s get this out of the way up top. While the CEO swearing about the team’s two stars […]