The Texas Rangers are officially one-third of the way through the season. They have their best record through 53 games in franchise history. As someone who has followed the Rangers for most of my adult life, this team feels different. They find ways to win instead of inventing new ways to lose. Corey Seager missed some time, and Jacob deGrom …
People who say the Texas Rangers farm system is trash are simply not paying attention. The team has a top 5 minor league system in all of baseball, and arguably the most talented in all of baseball. The problem is and always has been, how can you fit all that talent on one Major League Roster? In short: you can’t. …
The 2021 NHL season starts in a bit less than 2 months. The Stars opening game against the New York Rangers is at Madison Square Garden on October 14th. There is a fair bit of business for the team to get through before that time. As of right now, the Stars have one too many players on their roster (against …
The Texas Stars closed out their abbreviated season on May 15th with a 3-2 win over the Iowa Wild in Des Moines. It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster year for the AHL club, and they fell to an overall losing record of 38-17-18-3. Of course, they definitely weren’t helped by the relentless schedule of the Dallas Stars, the injuries, …
The Dallas Stars have announced the signing of 2020 first-round draft pick Mavrik Bourque to an entry-level contract. The 19-year-old forward, listed at 5’10’’, 179lb, is an exciting prospect and was considered by many to be something of a steal for the Stars with the 30th overall pick last year. The young player has spent the last 3 years playing …
The IIHF World Junior Championship starts on Christmas Day in Edmonton, Alberta. The only Stars prospect playing in the tournament is Thomas Harley. The fact that Harley made a stacked Canada team who are significant odds-on to win the tournament is an achievement that should please Stars fans. Mavrik Bourque was cut from camp in the final round of players, …
The Texas Stars had an undeniably shaky start to the season going 4-13-2 through the first 17 games with a 12 game losing streak through the 23rd November. Since then, Texas has got some players back from the injury-ridden Dallas Stars and added some depth from last season’s Calder Cup-winning Charlotte Checkers in the form of Anthony Louis which has …
Anton Khudobin becomes an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season and the assumption among Stars fan and media seems to be that one of the Stars multiple young goalie prospects will step up and become the heir apparent to Ben Bishop. This Saturday I made my second trip of the season to Cedar Park to watch the …
The Rangers farm system is one that is revered across the league, and it’s no secret that it is littered with prospects. It was rated the #2 Farm system in the major leagues last year by MiLB.com. One of the less talked about prospects in the system is a 24 year-old, left handed bandit by the name of Ryne Slack. …
Just weeks away from the draft, Dallas looks to capitalize on its selections once again. With the 28th pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, who will the Cowboys select? In last Wednesday’s ESPN Draft media conference call with Mel Kiper, two prospects that could fill Dallas’s need at safety stuck out as first round material: Obi Melifonwu and Jabrill Peppers. …
