The Texas Stars fell 6-1 to the Chicago Wolves in Game Five of the Central Division Semifinals on Tuesday night at Allstate Arena. www.texasstars.com/news/detail/stars-season-ends-in-game-five-of-central-division-semifinals

Great shot from Kole Lind after Dylan Hryckowian wins a puck from two Chicago players in the corner. Texas has life.

Radek Faksa and Miro Heiskanen both played through injuries this postseason. I had a chance to catch up with them yesterday and talk about what those injuries were, how they fought through them, and what a summer recovery looks like. www.starsthoughts.com/p/talking-wi...

Jim Nill will speak with the media on Thursday. Gulutzan mentioned yesterday that he would be finishing end-of-year conversations with his players on Wednesday, so timeline makes sense.

Would you like to read 4,500 words about the deluge of Dallas Stars media today, including interviews, injury updates, pending free agents, and upcoming system changes? Of course you would! It's Monday. www.starsthoughts.com/p/almost-eve...

Mavrik Bourque said he wants nothing but to be a Dallas Star next year. Felt he finally took the big step the team wanted to see six years after drafting him. But he’s still confident he has more offense to give.

Correction: Roope Hintz did in fact say he tore his hamstring in two* different spots.

Jason Robertson said he’s somewhat optimistic about contract negotiations with Dallas, but also reiterated that “it’s a business,” and said he learned that lesson four years ago in his last negotiation. In other words, we’re still. in “wait and see” mode.

Miro Heiskanen says he tore an oblique muscle in the final Dallas/Minnesota game in the regular season. Happened the shift before the Hartman hit. Heiskanen said the injury was slowly improving each game, but that he’ll get fully healthy over the summer.

Mikko Rantanen says he prefers not to discuss injuries, but he did say he never quite got back to the same level he was at before getting hurt at the Olympics

Jake Oettinger agreed that this has been the most disappointing season of his career, on the ice.

Jamie Benn says he’s going to take some time before deciding on what he’s doing next year.

Y’all just prepare yourselves for the inevitable “Colorado scores as many 5-on-5 goals in one game as Dallas did all series” stat. It’s coming.

Before Dallas begins end-of-year interviews on Monday, what sort of questions might Tom Gaglardi be asking about an early playoff exit? A couple, I think. www.starsthoughts.com/p/from-a-cer...

Artem Shlaine with an overtime goal celebration I've seen before:

Was looking at how every team in the second round acquired its players. Obviously still waiting to see if it is Tampa Bay or Montreal, but of the seven teams already through. Trades. Lots of trades. Not as many draft picks.

Eriksson Ek being out for at least two games vs. Colorado makes it even crazier that he finished Game 6 after that fall. Adrenaline, I guess.

Any of my bird people know what this final warble belongs to?

Minnesota Wild could begin a tough playoff series against a Central Division team without their top two-way center + faceoff guy, and they also just lost a key second-pairing defensemen. I hear this can pose some challenges.

lotta words about a lotta games www.starsthoughts.com/p/2025-26-da...

I'm a big fan of Forslund, but how he watches this play and gives Kaprizov all the praise for "diligence" after Robertson outbattles him from a lost position to keep the series alive is a weird choice. Just felt like narrative more than game-calling, i dunno.

Mikko Rantanen has been fined for his cross-check on Kirill Kaprizov last night.

Game 6 AfterThoughts: A long summer arrives www.starsthoughts.com/p/wild-vs-st...

Gulutzan: “With the territory that we had, and the territory they had, we didn’t make ‘em work hard enough for their Grade-A’s. And they’ve got great players. They capitalized.”

Who got high-sticked at the point there? Harley, I think?

That Wyatt Johnston chance in Game 4 that Hartman scraped out of the crease.

Probably a penalty, but nothing was gonna be called there.

Bichsel down the tunnel after this hit.

sometimes the universe says no

Colin Blackwell, okay

Mikko, whatcha doing bud

ouch, Eriksson Ek down the tunnel

Probably a penalty, but Heiskanen's gesticulating might have cost him there too.

All the chemistry-based lines tonight making a comeback. Seeing a lot of: Robertson-Johnston-Rantanen Steel-Duchene-Benn Bäck-Hryckowian-Bourque

Queback line stuff

5 on 5

Marcus Foligno

close one

Neutral zone referee call alert

The Texas Stars have scored three 5-on-5 goals in the first period of tonight's Game 2 vs. Chicago. Dallas has three 5-on-5 goals in their series vs. Minnesota.

Rantanen gotta be in protocol, but could return for second if he clears.

The Wild did not bring back the "Mess With Texas" towels. Looks like tonight's say "Run."

Stars lines for Game 6 in Minnesota: Robertson-Johnston-Bourque Steel-Duchene-Rantanen Bunting-Hryckowian-Benn Bäck-Faksa-Blackwell Harley-Heiskanen Lindell-Lyubushkin Bichsel-Petrovic Oettinger DeSmith

Anything can happen in a Game 6. And judging from morning skate, it looks like it probably will. www.starsthoughts.com/p/anything-c...

Stars morning skate lines ahead of Game 6 in Minnesota: Robertson-Johnston-Bourque Steel-Duchene-Rantanen Bunting-Hryckowian-Benn Bäck-Faksa-Blackwell Harley-Heiskanen Lindell-Lyubushkin Bichsel-Petrovic Capobianco-Myers Oettinger DeSmith

I last was on a podcast with Kelly Forbes like a decade ago, so this was a really fun one for many reasons

We're now joined by Florian Wieser to talk Milan Olympics, Italian hockey, and his long, successful hockey career.

We are joined live by former Stars video coach Kelly Forbes to chat all about video replay, hockey, and so much more.

Happy Wednesday, it's time for Episode 5 of Algorithmically Incorrect Hockey with @tiffin.bsky.social and I. We've got a fun show lined up today and you can watch here or simulcast on Shap Shots/Stars Thoughts www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Cs...

Arttu Hyry is on the trip and might be an option tomorrow, Glen Gulutzan said. Nils Lundkvist is not.