Generally I'm not the type to lead an article with a fight photo, but that's exactly what the Stars did on this road trip. They battled hard in two games, and recorded valuable points in both.
Dallas 4, Anaheim 2
It's no secret the Ducks have been limping out of the gate so far this year. Even when Anaheim began the physical play, Dallas came right back and kept up the physical action. The action at ice level got so heated, in fact, Francis Wathier—a call-up from the AHL Texas Stars—brought out the fists against Anaheim enforcer Mike Brown.
The physicality also got drawn into question with a slew foot, or cutting a player's feet out from underneath him by an opposing player's foot, by Evgeny Artyukhin on the Stars' Matt Niskanen. Nisky left the game dazed with a concu ...
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Ken’s Corner: Dallas Stars Battle Hard On Southern Cali Road Trip
Posted: 23rd October 2009 by Ken Armer in NHLComments Off on Ken’s Corner: Dallas Stars Battle Hard On Southern Cali Road Trip