Erin Bolen

While the Stars have had their own problems taking penalties, they have also forced opponents into a fair number of fouls as well.

The Stars general manager talks about Benn's current and future role with the team, including his potential to be captain one day, and other news and notes from around the NHL.

To help shake up a team mired in a losing streak, the Stars have called up their first-round pick from 2011.

An in-depth look at the penalty issues facing the Dallas Stars in this young season and who has been at fault the most.

The Stars got off to a quick start but saw things fall apart in the second half of the game as they lost their third consecutive game.

The Stars reeled in their most important restricted free agent with a five-year deal signed during Thursday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Stars have been speculated to be a good fit for the former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager. Just how logical are the assumptions being made here?

After losing three of their largest players during the offseason, the Dallas Stars defense ranks among the smallest in the league and will have to find some way to compensate for that.

The DBD crew discusses Jamie Benn's next contract, what youngsters might spend some time in Dallas this season and their season predictions.

The Stars captain was obviously hobbled last season with knee, then neck injuries. Will a prolonged offseason be enough to bring him back to his old self? Even he won't know for sure until the games start.

The former first-round pick's departure will open up a second roster spot for a young defenseman on the Stars roster.

A closer look at the Stars 2013 season, which includes a five-game homestand, nine back-to-backs and 12 games starting at or after 8 p.m. central time.

With rumors of another emphasis on obstruction penalties on the horizon, how might the current standards of penalties change when the NHL finally returns?

As the NHL Board of Governors officially agreed to the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Toronto Maple Leafs stole some of the spotlight by removing Brian Burke from the general manager position.

Rumors abound that the Dallas Stars will be playing host to the Phoenix Coyotes in their home opener on Jan. 19. But who would Stars fans want as their opponent if they had a say in the matter?

Blair, the charismatic coach of the expansion Minnesota North Stars and scout who discovered a teenage Bobby Orr, passed away Wednesday at age 87.

As the lockout drags into the holiday season, the league officially shelves more games and other news and notes from around the hockey world.

A sports lawyer breaks down the recent legal path of the NHL and PA as the two sides try to gain the upper hand in the CBA negotiations and other news and notes from around the NHL.

The Dallas Mavericks owner believes the NHL needs to use the lockout to fix fundamental business issues that separate the haves from the have nots and other news and notes from around the hockey world.

Even though the league officially canceled games through Dec. 30 on Monday, they two sides are set to meet again at an undetermined location in the middle of this week and other news and notes from around the NHL.

Emotions turn on a dime as prospects for a resolution go from hopeful to doubtful in a matter of minutes and other news and notes from around the NHL.

Steve Burton of the CBS affiliate in Boston says the NHL and NHLPA are much closer to an agreement than most suspect and other news and notes from around the NHL.

The NHL and PA couldn't get anywhere with federal mediation, but the two sides are considering a meeting without the figureheads of Bettman and Fehr in the near future and other news and notes from around the NHL.

Guy Serota, scheduled to be one of three mediators in the NHL/NHLPA negotiations, was removed from the assignment on Monday after an inappropriate Twitter account was discovered and other news and notes from around the NHL.

The two sides resumed CBA negotiations on Monday, but the NHL wants a detailed proposal from the player's union before they proceed any further and other news and notes from around the NHL.

Audit information from Broward County shows the Florida Panthers, despite reporting losses to Forbes for the last several seasons, may be driving overall company profitability.

As CBA negotiations stalemate, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has called for a two-week moratorium on the talks, NHLPA says they are willing to meet at any time and other news and notes from around the NHL.

It's tempting to follow the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA with the zeal of a fan watching their favorite teams in a playoff games, but that's the most stressful way of understanding the big picture.

The NHL and NHLPA are not sniping at each other in the media during this round of negotiations, and that may be the best sign of progress yet along with other news and notes from around the NHL.

The NHL and NHL aren't saying much about what's been accomplished in the past several days of meetings, but the two sides will continue to meet Friday in an attempt to avoid a lost season.