I was actually a Habs fan until the Stars moved to Dallas. That '93 postseason was so much fun and slightly tainted by the crappy curved stick penalty.

I am so jealous of the season the Panthers had.

I guess I was living under a rock. I had no idea Seth Jones is the son of this guy

You sure have! He's been rumored to the Stars for his Dallas connections forever

I knew his Dallas connection but never realized that was Popeye's kid. Crazy!

Despite not having a head coach, a captain that is unsigned, and an upcoming summer of roster turnover, Vegas likes the Stars.

Colorado <<<< Dallas <<<< Edmonton <<<<< Florida

Two years in a row

NormanEH said:

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I'm a McDavid fan and root for Janmark and Klingberg. Would feel bad for Edmonton but above all eff Perry.

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Both of them have become dirty turds in Edmonton. Perry always has been.

I was 4 and some change hahah, but I was in town!

Can we finally drop the excuse about how "tired" the Stars are and how they've "played so much playoff hockey the last few seasons?" Florida has been the three straight Finals and won 2 Cups. They didn't appear to be very tired taking Edmonton apart...

Just for fun:

The Panthers currently have $19MM in cap space. They have 10 forwards, 5 D, and Bob under contract for 2025-2026. Their biggest names not under contract and UFAs are Aaron Ekblad (RHD-29 yrs) and Sam Bennett (C/LW-28 yrs. Unless both guys want more than 10MM/year, I find it hard to believe that both guys won't be back. Barring injury they are going to be a wagon again.

The Oilers have $11.9MM in cap space. They have 11 forwards, 6 D, and Skinner and Pickard under contract for 2025-2026. Their biggest names not under contract are Evan Bouchard (RHD-25 yrs; RFA), Corey Perry (W-40 yrs), Jeff Skinner (LW-33 yrs), Connor Brown (RW-31 yrs), Kasperi Kapanen (RW/C-28 yrs). While I believe the guys outside of Bouchard don't matter a ton from a production standpoint, they do matter from a games played and bodies standpoint. All of those played a majority of the season. With that being said, they are in a much more tedious/concerning position. Bouchard is about to get PAID (talking $10MM/year); McDavid is a free agent at the end of next year and will easily want $15MM/year; and they have a serious goaltender problem. I fully expect them to look to Matthew Savoie next year, so they save money there, but they are still paying Darnell freaking Nurse $9.25MM/year until the cows come home.

David Castillo has proposed the Stars making a run at Brown to play with Robertson & Johnston. I honestly don't hate that idea at all. Doubt Edmonton is going to be able to re-sign him.

The perfect type of guy that needs to play with them.

Kashchei said:

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Can we finally drop the excuse about how "tired" the Stars are and how they've "played so much playoff hockey the last few seasons?" Florida has been the three straight Finals and won 2 Cups. They didn't appear to be very tired taking Edmonton apart...

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Florida has a level of toughness that we don't at the moment. More playoff games are only good for a team, generally.

I do think that us breaking the Hyman was a blessing for Florida.

He was on a tear for Edmonton.

He was a huge miss for them. He's physical, a pest, and always in the right places doing the right thing.

What would you do with your day with the cup?

I've talked about this with friends. I'd go one of two ways:

1. Typical: Children's hospital, hometown parade, family/friends pool party.

2. Aggie football Saturday: Huge tailgate with family/friends, take it to the locker room pre-game, then hoist the cup at midfield during pre-game presentations. Afterwards, I'd be really tempted but slightly terrified to take it to Northgate.

I'd be so nervous about it getting damaged I think it would be all day cookout and get together. Maybe do a street party in the neighborhood.

Dallas Dutchy ain't leavin' 🤠

We have signed Matt Duchene to a 4-year contract extension through the 2028-2029 season.

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— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) June 19, 2025

The Stars have signed Matt Duchene to a four-year, $18M extension 🌟 pic.twitter.com/3mVB2YZ4Qy

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 19, 2025

I like the AAV. I HATE the 4 years.
Duchene is definitely worth $4.5M per though.

I hate the 4th year in this deal, but it kept the AAV down. He was projected to get 5+ in free agency.
I think this is a clear sign that they're about to clear out some cap space. I'd bet money that Marchment gets traded, and they either trade Dumba or buy him out.

Is it weird he would sign without even knowing who the coach is? Duchene is a good player, but think I would have preferred Granlund instead.

I guess I'll hold out hope that a new coach will free up Duchene to produce more in the playoffs. He certainly didn't do it under Pete

A buyout is possible for sure, but I think it would be a last resort move. Suter is STILL going to be paid by the stars this next season and take up $1.8MM in cap space (this I will barf at lol).

Buying out Dumba would save us $2.33MM against the cap in 2025/26, but be a dead cap hit of $1.166MM in 2026/27. So it might be worth it for sure, but I think it would be a last resort. I find it hard to believe that not a single team out there isn't in need of a 30 year old RHD who is making 3MM and some change. He's not a good player, but for certain teams he brings value.

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Is it weird he would sign without even knowing who the coach is? Duchene is a good player, but think I would have preferred Granlund instead.

I guess I'll hold out hope that a new coach will free up Duchene to produce more in the playoffs. He certainly didn't do it under Pete

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I'm out on Granlund at what I would guess he'll get paid. He adds significant negative value on defense and somehow his xGA got even worse when he left San Jose and came to Dallas (xGA at 3.61 in Dallas vs 3.24 in San Jose).

The Athletic pegs his "value' at $3.7MM and is projecting he gets $5MM per year on a 3-year deal. I'd rather have Dutch at his number.