Stars Team Report

Yahoo! Sports Nov 25, 2:05 am EST

INSIDE SHOTS

Brenden Morrow’s(notes) left eye was swollen and bluish late Monday night. The Stars captain earned it when he tussled with Carolina’s Tim Gleason(notes) just 25 seconds into the game. The fight obviously got the crowd going. But it also got the Stars motivated, and they fed off that motivation the rest of the night.

Morrow still might be trying to find his scoring touch, but he has never had a problem figuring out how to lead the Stars. His team-first attitude has served him well his whole career, and it’s what earned him the “C” a few seasons ago.

With the Stars trying to find consistency and the rare two-game winning streak, especially at home, Morrow did exactly what was necessary—he took a few jabs to give his team a jolt.

“It starts with Brenden Morrow and his effect,” center Steve Ott(notes) said. “It’s easy for the rest of us to jump on his coattails after that. He definitely leads by example.”

That black and blue will be gone in a few days. Fortunately for the Stars, his leadership won’t.

“He showed a lot of leadership for us tonight,” coach Marc Crawford said. “He does the right things.”

Stars 2, Hurricanes 0:   Marty Turco(notes) stopped all 22 shots he saw, saving his best for a critical time. Carolina had 1:38 of 5-on-3 time in the third period, and Turco made two huge saves en route to the shutout victory.

NOTES, QUOTES

• Monday marked the Stars’ 1,400th regular-season victory in franchise history. Of those, 642 have come since the team moved to Dallas in 1993.

• The Stars improved to 9-1-1 at home against the Hurricanes. The last time the Stars lost to them in Dallas was Feb. 11, 1996, when they were still the Hartford Whalers.

Quote To Note:   “You need your goaltender to be your best penalty killer in a situation like that, and Marty was.”—Coach Marc Crawford on Marty Turco, who came up big when Carolina had a long 5-on-3.

ROSTER REPORT

Goaltenders:   Marty Turco, Alex Auld(notes).

Defensemen:   Stephane Robidas(notes), Trevor Daley(notes), Jeff Woywitka(notes), Karlis Skrastins(notes), Matt Niskanen(notes), Mark Fistric(notes).

First Line:   Tom Wandell(notes), Brad Richards(notes), Loui Eriksson(notes)

Second Line:   Brenden Morrow, Mike Modano(notes), Jamie Benn(notes).

Third Line:   Steve Ott, Mike Ribeiro(notes), Jere Lehtinen(notes).

Fourth Line:   Krys Barch(notes), Warren Peters(notes), Toby Petersen(notes).

Player Notes:  

• G Marty Turco’s shutout on Monday was the 38th of his career and second of the season. Turco has now stopped 53-of-56 shots in his last two contests (both victories).

• C Brad Richards is continuing his torrid points pace. He had a goal and an assist Monday for his ninth multi-point game this season. Richards has fared well against the Hurricanes, tallying 27 assists and 39 points in 42 career games against them.

• RW Jamie Benn’s goal on Monday was his fourth of the season. It was also his first goal since Oct. 22 (against the Kings).

Medical Watch:  

• D Nicklas Grossman(notes) injured his groin at Monday morning’s skate and did not play against Carolina. Coach Marc Crawford said the team will monitor Grossman before deciding his status for Wednesday.

• RW Fabian Brunnstrom(notes), who injured his shoulder in a Nov. 10 practice, was placed on injured reserve on Thursday.

• C Brian Sutherby(notes), the latest Stars player to suffer a groin injury, was out Monday. He is still listed as day-to-day.

Updated Nov 25, 2:05 am EST
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  1. kyle
    21. Posted by kyle Wed Nov 18 1:53pm EST

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    Auldie is a good backup to Turcs. I watched Alex play alot last year (SENS fan) and he did a good job, not a #1 but he's a good guy in the dressing room, pushes the number one into playing better, reliable in the net and gives your team a chance to win every night.
  2. Michael
    20. Posted by Michael Sun Oct 25 7:48pm EDT

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    Marty did a good job at stop the puck, but he still need to split game time with Auld 60-40. If he (turco) rest he obviously plays well. We need a well rested Turco for playoffs, hopefully.
  3. Daniel
    19. Posted by Daniel Sat Oct 24 9:32am EDT

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    "What ever happened to the stars being good at the shootout?"

    Looked to me like a couple of shots hit the cross bar. I don't know that it's time to give up on them in the shootout just yet.

    And Turco obviously had his confidence shaken last year and confidence is a lot of stopping the puck in a 1 on 1 situation. To me, he's improved every game and when he starts stringing some wins together, I think he'll stop the puck in OT again.
  4. likenailingjellotoatree
    18. Posted by likenailingjellotoatree Sat Oct 24 9:15am EDT

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    No kidding Mark,
    That was one thing I wasnt worried about this year, until now. Im liking Neal and Been in the shoot out, if the team could get there. If Auld can be consistent then Marty can relax a little and keep his fundamentals in tune, they could make a good tandem. Hopefully the kids stay healthy and acclimate quickly, Benn looks comfy and Ott is healthy, we needed him back desperately!
  5. Mark S
    17. Posted by Mark S Tue Oct 13 11:36pm EDT

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    Agreed Matthew.

    And then you get people yelling at other people cuz they didn't follow the offseason and don't even know that sydor and zubov are gone. They don't realize the comments were made months ago when these things probably hadn't happened yet. Can't wait for someone to flame me for my comments a few months down the road.

    What ever happened to the stars being good at the shootout? I suggest they practice that. and PK too. brutal. If either one was half decent we would be 4-0-0.
  6. Matthew
    16. Posted by Matthew Sun Oct 11 1:39pm EDT

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    Honestly, when they update the Stars Team Report, they need to reset the comment section... most of these comments were made during the summer and no longer apply to what is going on now.
  7. whattheF
    15. Posted by whattheF Fri Oct 9 12:03pm EDT

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    Dynomike, sydor HAS been traded and is now playing for the blues...as for turco, this is the last year of his contract so it will be interesting to see what he does this year.
  8. Jeffrey T
    14. Posted by Jeffrey T Fri Oct 2 2:12pm EDT

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    • G Marty Turco has worked hard this offseason, and knows stopping the puck ranks as No. 1 priority.

    When isn't this a number 1 priority for a NHL net minder? Brilliant.

    Go Stars!
  9. HornedStar
    13. Posted by HornedStar Fri Oct 2 10:19am EDT

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    I can't believe some of these comments. Do you morons not know Zubov and Sydor are gone? Did you not follow the team at all this off season, let alone read the whole of this article before posting your ignorance? And have most of you not seen Auld play before? He will be a solid backup, and if Turco does a repeat of last year, expect him to be No 1 real fast.
  10. derek s
    12. Posted by derek s Sun Sep 13 1:58am EDT

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    Mike Modano, class act, great player, handsome man....quit looking at yourself in the glass and give the Stars 25 goals or more this year! Hell if Turco gave up 25 less goals this year they could kick some ass! Lets Go Stars!
  11. <i>john777barry</i>
    11. Posted by john777barry Sun Aug 23 8:41pm EDT

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    The thing about Mo is that he is a class act....a lot like Gretzky. He still has a lot of speed, and I think what a lot of you are overlooking is his defensive play. Limit his ice time, get him out there on special teams...dangerous on the penalty kill and still has the moxy on the power play.

    Turco better start hot or he ought to go. He may think he's better than he is. The Stars have let go of a lot of "back-ups" that are now starting for their teams.

    give the new coach a chance and let's see what he does. With the injured troops coming back and some of the youngsters getting more ice time, the Stars could be poised for a good season and hopefully a post-season run.

    That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!!
  12. <i>robdentex</i>
    10. Posted by robdentex Sat Aug 1 7:17pm EDT

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    The new front office regime in Dallas will be under a fine microscope this next season.

    While we as fans were pleased that Newy was brought into the Stars fold it still lefts sour note that Hully and Les were reassigned.

    In my opinion the both of them did a good job with the exception of the Avery situation. Still the Stars were embarassed and that struck a chord with Tom Hicks.

    Now the Stars will enter the 2009-10 season in unchartered territory by having a new coach, which no one has played for in the past.

    Marc Crawford is the polar opposite of Dave Tippett but he still should be
    given a chance. If he gets the Stars to the playoffs then he will be around
    for awhile. If not then the fans will be looking for blood.

    As for the Modano bashers, let him play out his final year.
    He could have signed elsewhere a few years back, but he chose not to. Mike could of taken early retirement and given the Stars a salary cap hit, but he did not.

    In a day where it is "show me the money" Mo has been dedicated
    his professional life to Club that he started with. That in itself is commedable because so
    few pro athletes do that these days.
  13. ToddM
    9. Posted by ToddM Tue Jul 28 4:43pm EDT

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    Over the past years I have been watching the stars as much as I possibly could, because of deployments and such. But, this is what i have come to realize is this. Turco is an amazing goalie with a shutout is in hand, once he gets scored on his pride gets hurt and turns into garbage. Suck it up or get out! Modano is the same ways one of my favorite players of all time when he was in his prime, his lack of aggresion has come apparent though and after they took the C from him he fell apart and doesn't care to be on the ice anymore. Morrow is a shining star he seems to be the only one that is going for the W lately in the past games i have got to they seem like nobody cares except for him. He is the first one crashing the net and the first one back, he seems like he still plays for the love of the victory rather than the money in his pocket. As far as Zubov goes I think we should give him one more season if the doc's say he can last, but if the stars agree to let him go I support it he is old and not very reliable as of lately.
  14. Sonny V
    8. Posted by Sonny V Sun Jul 12 1:54pm EDT

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    Turco and Zubov have to go. So does Modano. They blew when there were plenty of goalies to pick up trying for this unproven Swede. They waited too long. Alex Tanguay is now available and so is Robert Lang. Yeah, both got injured last year but look how good they are when they are heathy. They should have kept Brendan Morrison too.
    I am glad they got rid of Tippett. He's a good coach but only got to the Conference Finals ONCE in 5 years. It's the head coaches job to have them motivated for the game. 3/4 of the time the Stars never showed up to play. Crawford has won a Cup and he's a hardass and that's what the Stars need.
  15. Brian G
    7. Posted by Brian G Fri Jul 10 11:16am EDT

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    Someone please tell me the last time a coach had the record of Tippett and got canned the year half the team was IR and some for almost 1/2 to 3/4 of the season? Never...According to the Stars own website, "235-127-48 record, the best record of any active NHL coach." That's a thank you combined with a boot out the door; nice... These guys were in the Western finals against my Wings a year ago and played GREAT! One year removed and the world is ending and they rearrange the team front office and sound like they are trying to make the playoffs after a significant dry spell. Come on... This team is very talented and should contend next year. Crawford as head coach is a head scratcher to me. I really liked Tippett and it sounds like Calgary was very interested, until the Sutter GM+Head Coach brothers combined. The fact that he is still unemployed could mean he is tired, retired, or maybe we all love him but none of the other NHL teams do... Anyway, enough of the world stuff and wait to see how things shake out. Has Hicks sold the team yet? Cheers!
  16. Chris P
    6. Posted by Chris P Fri Jul 3 6:55pm EDT

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    there trying to sign a goalie to take over in future atm i believe lol
  17. Dynomike
    5. Posted by Dynomike Sun Jun 28 3:13pm EDT

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    get rid of sydor and turco. somebody light a fire under modanos butt. they'll be good.
  18. JAMESP
    4. Posted by JAMESP Mon Jun 22 9:42pm EDT

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    Hiring marc Crawford was a bad move..He does not FIT with the starsWe will see at the 1/2 way mark...
  19. tha_good_life
    3. Posted by tha_good_life Wed Jun 3 12:39pm EDT

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    I agree with almost everything, but not enough was said about the impact Morrow's abscence had.

    The key to next season starts and and quite possibly ends with Brendan Morrow.
  20. Michael
    2. Posted by Michael Tue May 19 10:37pm EDT

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    Where's the section on getting a backup goalie? Not important?
  21. <i>colin_sorrells</i>
    1. Posted by colin_sorrells Tue May 19 8:03pm EDT

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    Turco needs to stop yanking his Lord Stanley and start playing goalie.
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