Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun makes some trades… TRADE 1 Colorado sends RW Ian Laperriere to Dallas for Steve Ott: Even though Ott is out for a month with a broken right hand, the Stars need to get him out of the dressing room permanently.... TRADE 2 Toronto sends D Pavel Kubina to Vancouver for D Mattias Ohlund: Kubina would have to waive his no-trade clause, but once Brian Burke takes over as...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
via Andrew’s Dallas Stars Blog, Steve Ott is expected to miss one month with a broken hand. This happened in the fight with Steve Montador the other night. You can watch the video at Andrew’s blog…
Two for Elbowing (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
Andrew's Dallas Stars and NHL Blog: Steve Ott is expected to miss one month with a broken hand. This happened in the fight with Steve Montador the other night. In other news, Brett Hull announced today that he's engaged the service of a priest to perform an exorcism in the Star's dressing room, and is visiting a psychic to try to figure out who cursed the Stars and work out some deal to get the curse...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, But one thing that isn’t sitting well with me is the Avery addition. Mike Modano exploded to the media after last Saturday’s loss in Boston, a game in which the antics of Avery and fellow agitator Steve Ott essentially cost the Stars in a third-period collapse. Avery and Ott got into it with fans and on-ice officials. Modano called it “idiotic and stupid.” And you might...
Steve Warne's TGOR Nation Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Saturday night's Boston-Dallas game was a day late for Halloween - plenty of violent scary moments. Dallas dimwits Steve Ott and Sean Avery played the roles of serial killers - of careers. That's probably a bit harsh but there were plenty of attempts to end careers. Ott and Avery ran guys from behind, hit late, and went after heads and knees. Ott was particularly obnoxious, refusing to answer the bell...
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
“There’s a line between old-fashioned agitating - a slash to the legs when the referees aren’t looking, a face wash in a scrum, insults about players and their families - and cheap shots.” writes the Boston Globe’s Fluto Shinzawa of the Dallas Stars’ most recent visit to Boston. “Saturday night, Steve Ott crossed that line, [...]
FrontBurner (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
The Stars are not off to a stellar start of the season. Saturday night’s game against Boston turned ugly, with Steve Ott and Sean Avery cruisin’ for a Bruins bruisin’. (Forgive me.) Mike Modano was not pleased, as Mike Heika reports: “Tonight, it was idiotic and stupid,” Stars center Mike Modano said when asked what the [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
from Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe, On a night when he went low on Bruins Stephane Yelle and Milan Lucic, and ultimately punched out his time card with 18 penalty minutes, the Stars’ Steve Ott achieved a feat that few have managed to accomplish.... Saturday night, Ott took his under-the-skin game to new lows by appearing to target the knees of Yelle and Lucic, then refusing to answer the bell...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
from Mike Heika of the Dallas Stars Blog, Here’s Mike Modano after the penalty filled game in which Steve Ott and Sean Avery were jawing with officials and fans: “Tonight, it was idiotic and stupid,’’ Stars center Mike Modano said when asked what the team identity was. “It was one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen. If that’s what we’re going for, then they need to find me an office job.” “It...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
DALLAS, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Brad Richards had a goal and an assist Wednesday, carrying Dallas to a 4-2 win over Minnesota -- the Wild's first regulation loss this season. Brenden Morrow, Matt Niskanen and Steve Ott also scored for the Stars, who have won two of their last three. Morrow's goal came just 13 seconds into the game. Tobias Stephan made the second start of his NHL career and his 19 saves brought...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
from Empty Netters, The Penguins have signed Capitals agitator Matt Cooke to a two-year deal. Cooke is an agiator in the mold of Sean Avery, Jarkko Ruutu or Steve Ott. In addition to that “skill” he’s also a fairly decent penalty killer. continued
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
From Mike Heika at the Dallas Morning News blog, After making a few calls, I think Sean Avery would fit pretty good in Dallas. He could scale up and play with Brad Richards or he could play on a checking line with Steve Ott and really stir things up. That said, I think his price tag might be too high for the Stars, and it appears there are more than just a couple of teams in on the discussion. read...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Dallas forward Steve Ott suggested after Game 5 that the pressure to win has now shifted to the Red Wings. The Wings had a 3-0 stranglehold on the series but have lost the last two games to the Stars. "The pressure is still not on us," Ott said. "I think we're just going out there and ... playing a hard, structured game."
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
"We're putting the pressure on them," Stars center Steve Ott said. " We definitely felt that pressure against San Jose when we were up 3-0 (in the West semifinals). We were in our own building to play Game 6, so definitely we want to get that one in Dallas."
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Dave Tippett, Mike Modano, Brenden Morrow, Marty Turco, Mike Ribero, Trevor Daley and Steve Ott answeer a few questions… Q. Talk about Marty. Obviously we’ve talked incessantly about him up here. Talk about how critical he was. COACH DAVE TIPPETT: Well, there’s been a lot documented about his struggles up here. I don't look at it as his struggles. I look at it as our team struggles up here. For us...
