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| Swede standout Brunnstrom signs with Stars |
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05/09/2008 |
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DALLAS (AP) -Swedish free agent Fabian Brunnstrom signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on Friday after being wooed by a handful of NHL teams. ``All of the other teams and clubs, like Montreal and Detroit, were good but I just felt that Dallas was a little bit better for me,'' Brunnstrom said. ``I really enjoyed the town and the people around the Dallas organization. I got a chance to visit the practice facility and the American Airlines Center and I thought everything was great |
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| Stars snag free agent forward Brunnstrom |
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05/09/2008 |
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| Frisco, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars inked free agent forward Fabian Brunnstrom to a two-year entry-level contract on Friday. "We are very excited to get the caliber of player that Fabian is under contract for the next two seasons," said Stars co-general manager Les Jackson. "He is a very good prospect and will definitely be a nice addition to our group of younger players." The highly-touted and coveted young star spent the previous season with Farjestads BK Karlstad in the Swedish Elite League, |
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| Red Wings' Franzen and Holmstrom pestering the Stars at net |
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05/09/2008 |
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DETROIT (AP) -Johan Franzen and Tomas Holmstrom stand in front of the net, distracting goaltenders and tipping pucks past them as well as any NHL player. The Dallas Stars plan on helping Marty Turco by getting the pair of Detroit Red Wings out of the way Saturday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. The problem is, teams have been trying to do that with Franzen for two months and Holmstrom for three years since the league made it tougher to clear out such powerful pests. Franzen has sc |
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| Red Wings use power play to get past Stars in Game 1 |
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05/08/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Tomas Holmstrom posted a goal and an assist, as the Detroit Red Wings downed the Dallas Stars, 4-1, in Game 1 of their Western Conference finals series from Joe Louis Arena. Brian Rafalski, Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula also scored for the top- seeded Red Wings, who will host Game 2 on Saturday night. Nicklas Lidstrom and Niklas Kronwall both had two assists, while Chris Osgood ran his playoff record to 7-0 by stopping 20-of-21 shots. "It was a good win, but we know we |
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| The Swede that got away: Brunnstrom chooses Stars over Wings |
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05/08/2008 |
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DETROIT (AP) -The Dallas Stars beat Detroit in a competition before the first puck dropped Thursday night in the Western Conference finals. Swedish prospect Fabian Brunnstrom has agreed to sign with Dallas over the Red Wings and other NHL suitors. The 23-year-old forward starred in the Swedish Elite League last season and was regarded as one of the top free agents available. Detroit general manager Ken Holland - who has stockpiled stars from Sweden such as Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom and Joha |
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| West finals get underway as Red Wings host Stars |
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05/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Western Conference finals get underway tonight in Hockeytown, as the top-seeded Detroit Red Wings welcome the fifth-seeded Dallas Stars to Joe Louis Arena for Game 1 of the best-of-seven series. The Red Wings won three of the four regular-season meetings with Dallas this season. The Stars found goals hard to come by in those contests, as they managed to score just five times in the four tests. Detroit has won all three of its postseason meetings with the Stars franchise. The teams la |
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| NHL Playoff Preview Capsules |
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05/07/2008 |
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| A, in playing every minute, and has allowed 34 goals on 395 shots. OUTLOOK: Crosby and Malkin act like Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr, get Pittsburgh back to finals. Penguins in 6. ---WESTERN CONFERENCENo. 1 DETROIT RED WINGS (54-21-7) vs. No. 5 DALLAS STARS (45-30-7)2007-08 series record: Detroit 3-1.How they got here: Detroit defeated No. 8 Nashville 4-2; No. 6 Colorado 4-0. Dallas defeated No. 4 Anaheim 4-2; No. 2 San Jose 4-2.Playoff History: Detroit 3-0. Last meeting: Detroit 4-2 in 1998 conference |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Detroit vs. Dallas |
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05/06/2008 |
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| d in the opening round against Nashville, but the Red Wings rebound against Colorado, scoring on 7-of-23 opportunities with the man advantage against the Avalanche. The Red Wings have scored on 20.4-percent (10-of-49) power plays in this postseason. DALLAS STARS (5th seed, West) REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 45-30-7 2008 PLAYOFFS: Defeated Anaheim 4-2 in conference quarterfinals; defeated San Jose 4-2 in conference semifinals (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars knocked off two of the leading contenders in the West |
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| Morrow ends 4-OT marathon, sends Stars to West finals |
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05/05/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Brenden Morrow scored at the 9:03 mark of the fourth overtime as the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 6. In the fourth extra session, Brian Campbell was called for tripping and the Dallas power play went to work. Mike Ribeiro received a pass along the left boards and fired it across the ice to Stephane Robidas, who faked a shot before sending it down low where Morrow redirected past Evgeni Nabokov for the wi |
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| Stars take a third shot at ending series with Sharks |
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05/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars will get another chance to wrap up their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series tonight, when they welcome the second-seeded San Jose Sharks for Game 6 at American Airlines Center. The fifth-seeded Stars led this series three games to none, but the Sharks have rattled off back-to-back wins to cut their deficit to 3-2. After posting a 2-1 decision in Game 4 at Dallas, the Sharks went home and notched an overtime victory on Friday. Joe Pavelski tallied 1:05 into |
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