I just voted.
Again.
No, not for the election of President of the United States, that was a last month.
I voted for our Dallas Stars in the NHL All Star ballot.
You should too. I’m just saying.
For a third time, Darryl Sydor is a Dallas Star. The Stars sent veteran defenseman Phillipe Boucher to the Pittsburgh Penguins in return for Sydor. The salary cap impact for both players is close to $2.5 Million. Both players will be a eligible for free agency next summer.
One of my favorite memories of Dallas Stars hockey occurred during the playoffs a few years back. Our player got his feet tangled with another skater and slide awkwardly into the boards blowing out his knee. The injury occurred close to our defensive blue line and while our player was obviously seriously injured the officials let the play continue. Much to everyone’s surprise the player literally crawled on all fours pulling himself forward with his arms to lay down close to the crease taking away that portion of the ice.
As you may have guessed that player was none other than Darryl Sydor. The Stars have at times seemed to lack the will to win and nothing better exemplifies that will than that play.
Although we lost Phillipe Boucher in the trade I think we got the better deal. Boucher has not been playing well over the last season and a half. Sydor on the other hand played very well in the Stanley Cup finals against Detroit. I for one am glad to see one of my favorite Stars returning.
Welcome home Sydor.
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My knee jerk reaction goes something like this:
Mark Parrish is a veteran scorer with a right handed shot and we need that.
His defensive side has much to be desired, but at a low, low price we can fill holes with him on the offense.
He’s played with Mike Modano before in All-Star games so at least there’s some chemistry already there.
He says he’s fit and hungry to play so that works for me.
I do feel that we needed to look more on the defensive side of things because scoring isn’t necessarily our biggest concern.
I’m interested to see which line he’ll be on. I see him fitting well with Brad Richards more than on Mike Modano’s line, but he could do well on either.
I guess I’m still waiting to get Jere Lehtinen and Sergie Zubov back before a real assesment of the Dallas Stars can be made, but dealing with key injuries has to be a big concern for a team that was picked pre-season to be a Stanely Cup contender. Maybe this is the kind of spark that this team needs. We’ll see.
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