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...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
FRISCO, Texas — "What happened to the Stars I used to know? Where is the spirit? Where is the guts? This could be the greatest game of our lives, but you are going to let it be the worst.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Dallas Stars forward Steve Ott and coach Dave Tippett held press conferences today at the Dr. Pepper Center in Dallas, talking about the team's Game 4 win and looking ahead to Game 5 in Detroit. Here are excerpts:
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Today's Q&A session with the Dallas Stars features some thoughts from Steve Ott and coach Dave Tippett. Q. Steve, one step down. Now you got to go back to Detroit where things haven't been great. How are you going to focus for that? STEVE OTT: Obviously, things haven't been great in Detroit. Starting with your goalie, when he hasn't really won in that building, it kind of sets up for a great night,...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail, Turco’s Stars’ teammate, Steve Ott, is from Windsor, Ont. and naturally, grew up as a Red Wings’ fan. Ott, an agitator along the lines of Sean Avery, another ex-Detroiter, but it wasn't him, or the Grind Liners that he followed. It was Steve Yzerman. “Being so close to Detroit and especially in their heyday, when they won three Cups there and became a very...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
The Dallas Stars signed center Steve Ott to a two-year contract worth $2.85 million on Tuesday night.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
From the Dallas Stars: The Dallas Stars announced today that the club has re-signed center Steve Ott to a two-year contract worth $2.85 million ($1.35 million in ’08-09 and $1.5 million in ’09-10) through the 2009-10 season. Ott's current contract was set to expire on June 30, 2008. “Steve Ott has done a great job of earning this contract and we are very pleased to have him secure in Dallas for the...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
from the Mercury News, Sharks left wing Ryane Clowe says there are two ways to respond to someone like Dallas Stars agitator Steve Ott.... “The wrong response would be to let him get to you and take undisciplined penalties and put your team in a hole,” Clowe said Thursday, one day before Dallas and San Jose open their second-round playoff series tonight at HP Pavilion. “The right response,” he continued,...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Joe Thornton's knuckles have healed just fine from the damage recently done to them by Steve Ott's face.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Joe Thornton's knuckles have healed just fine from the damage recently done to them by Steve Ott's face. Any bad feelings from the San Jose Sharks' fisticuff-filled season finale with the Dallas Stars also have scarred over, players from both teams swear in...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
Stu Barnes and Steve Ott scored third-period goals and Marty Turco came within 7.6 seconds of a shutout, sending the Dallas Stars past the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 last night and putting the reigning Stanley Cup champions on the brink of elimination.
