Sean Shapiro

4 days ago | dmagazine.com | Sean Shapiro |Mike Piellucci

There has been a lot to unpack since the Stars’ season came to an end in Game 5 of the Western Conference final. Where did the offense go after the two rounds of fireworks? Will Jamie Benn play again for the Stars? How close is this team, really, to being a Stanley Cup contender? But the biggest conversation, and most debated publicly, is what happened on Thursday night when coach Pete DeBoer pulled goalie Jake Oettinger 7:09 into the first period of the season-ending loss.

1 week ago | shapshotshockey.com | Sean Shapiro

Thursday could be Jamie Benn’s final game with the Dallas Stars. The Stars are down 3-1 in the Western Conference Final to the Edmonton Oilers, Benn doesn’t have a contract in place for next season. Whenever the Stars season ends, even if Dallas does the improbable and comes back in this series, Benn’s eight-year pact with the franchise that kicked in before the 2017-18 season will be completed.

2 weeks ago | shapshotshockey.com | Sean Shapiro

If you wanted to deal in clichés you could say it’s officially a series now. The Edmonton Oilers won Game 2 on the road, evening the Western Conference Final series up at 1-1, with a 3-0 victory against the Dallas Stars. The series now shifts to Edmonton on Sunday, a matinee with a 1 pm local time puck drop in Alberta. But before we get there, here is the 20/20 from Friday. 1. Stuart Skinner continued one of the most confounding postseasons we’ve ever seen for a goalie.

2 weeks ago | alldlls.com | Sean Shapiro

The Dallas Stars opened the Western Conference Final with a dramatic 6-3 win in Game 1 on Wednesday. The Stars trailed 3-1 after 40 minutes before scoring thrice on the power play to take the lead, which Sam Nestler has explored here for DLLS. Esa Lindell closed out the scoring with an empty net goal from the Stars defensive zone. As Robert Tiffin noted on Twitter, all five of the Stars Finnish players were on the ice for Lindell’s goal.

2 weeks ago | shapshotshockey.com | Sean Shapiro

I had my own beer league game tonight, we won 6-1, so I watched Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on a slight tape delay this evening. I watched the first period at home, drove to my game, and then walked into the locker room for my game when the Edmonton Oilers had a 3-1 lead. I got back to my phone after the game, and saw the Dallas Stars won 6-3, then drove home and watched back the tape of the second and third period.