2010–11 Dallas Stars season explained

League:NHL
Season:2010–11
Year:2010
Team:Dallas Stars
Conferencerank:9th
Divisionrank:5th
Record:42–29–11
Homerecord:22–11–8
Roadrecord:20–18–3
Goalsfor:227
Goalsagainst:233
Goalsleader:Brenden Morrow (33)
Assistsleader:Mike Ribeiro (52)
Pointsleader:Brad Richards (77)
Plusminusleader:Loui Eriksson(+10)
Pimleader:Steve Ott (183)
Winsleader:Kari Lehtonen (34)
Gaaleader:Kari Lehtonen 2.55

The 2010–11 Dallas Stars season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967,[1] and 18th season since the franchise relocated to Dallas to start the 1993–94 NHL season. Despite having a winning record, the Stars failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Stars posted a regular season record of 42 wins, 29 losses and 11 overtime/shootout losses for 95 points, only two points behind the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks for the last playoff spot.

Off-season

The Stars decided to not re-sign unrestricted free agent goalie Marty Turco. The Stars signed free agent goalie Andrew Raycroft, formerly of the Vancouver Canucks, as a likely backup goaltender to Kari Lehtonen. Mike Modano left the team to sign with the Detroit Red Wings.

Regular season

On February 21, 2011, among an extended skid, general manager Joe Nieuwendyk traded defenseman Matt Niskanen and forward James Neal to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Alex Goligoski. After failing to make the playoffs by losing their final game of the season, Marc Crawford was fired as head coach.[2]

Playoffs

The Stars narrowly failed to qualify for the 2011 playoffs. With 95 points, the Stars tied a record set by the 2006–07 Colorado Avalanche for the team with the highest point total in a season that failed to make the playoffs. This record was later surpassed by the 2014–15 Boston Bruins, 2017–18 Florida Panthers and 2018–19 Montreal Canadiens, each of whom failed to make the playoffs with 96 points.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log
Legend:

Standings

Conference standings

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Stars. Stats reflect time spent with the Stars only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
200th Career NHL Goal October 5, 2010
300th Career NHL Game October 9, 2010
100th Career NHL Assist October 16, 2010
100th Career NHL Point October 21, 2010
100th Career NHL Assist October 21, 2010
Loui Eriksson 300th Career NHL Game October 26, 2010
300th Career NHL Assist November 3, 2010
Loui Eriksson 200th Career NHL Point November 5, 2010
Mike Ribeiro 600th Career NHL Game November 22, 2010
100th Career NHL Game November 26, 2010
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
December 6, 2010
200th Career NHL Goal December 10, 2010
200th Career NHL Game December 10, 2010
1st Career NHL Game December 11, 2010
200th Career NHL Game December 16, 2010
Brendan Morrow 700th Career NHL Game December 19, 2010
Loui Eriksson 100th Career NHL Goal December 21, 2010
100th Career NHL Game December 31, 2010
James Neal 200th Career NHL Game January 15, 2011
1,000th Career NHL Game January 17, 2011
Karlis Skrastins 800th Career NHL Game January 17, 2011
1st Career NHL Game January 26, 2011
200th Career NHL Point January 26, 2011
1st Career NHL Game February 5, 2011
Brad Richards 700th Career NHL Point February 9, 2011
1st Career NHL Game February 9, 2011
Stephane Robidas 700th Career NHL Game February 16, 2011
100th Career NHL Assist February 24, 2011
Tomas Vincour 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
March 9, 2011
Tomas Vincour 1st Career NHL Assist March 17, 2011
100th Career NHL Point March 23, 2011
Jamie Langenbrunner 400th Career NHL Assist March 29, 2011
Alex Goligoski 200th Career NHL Game April 10, 2011

Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date
June 26, 2010[3] To Colorado Avalanche
3rd-round pick (71st overall) in 2010 – Michael Bournival
To Dallas Stars
3rd-round pick (77th overall) in 2010 – Alex Guptill
4th-round pick in 2010 – Alex Theriau
January 7, 2011[4] To New Jersey Devils
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2011 – Blake Coleman
To Dallas Stars
Jamie Langenbrunner
January 13, 2011[5] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Fabian Brunnstrom
To Dallas Stars
Mikhail Stefanovich
February 21, 2011[6] To Pittsburgh Penguins
James Neal
Matt Niskanen
To Dallas Stars
Alex Goligoski

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Severin Blindenbacher[7] 1 year, $1.1125 million entry-level contract
Jace Coyle 3 years, $1.61 million entry-level contract
Adam Burish[8] 2 years, $2.3 million
2 years, $1.3 million
Travis Morin[9] 1 year, $500,000
1 year, $1 million
Jason Williams[10] 1 year, 500,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Warren Peters[11] 2 years, $1.075 million
Matt Climie[12] 1 year, $725,000
Andrew Hutchinson[13] 1 year, $500,000
Marty Turco[14] 1 year, $1.3 million
Mike Modano[15] 1 year, $1.25 million

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Kari Lehtonen[17] 3 years, $10.65 million contract extension
Brent Krahn[18] 1 year, $500,000
Krys Barch[19] 2 years, $1.675 million
2 years, $1.15 million
1 year, $600,000
Scott Glennie[20] 3 year entry-level contract
Maxime Fortunus[21] 2 years, $1.175 million
Trevor Ludwig 1 year, $525,000
Raymond Sawada[22] 1 year, $575,000
Fabian Brunnstrom[23] 1 year, $675,000
Nicklas Grossmann[24] 2 years, $3.25 million
James Neal[25] 2 years, $5.75 million
2 years, $3 million
Jack Campbell[26] 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract
Matt Fraser[27] 3 years, $1.68 million entry-level contract
Trevor Daley[28] 6 years, $19.8 million contract extension
Brenden Dillon[29] 3 years, $2.23 million entry-level contract
Patrik Nemeth[30] 3 years, $2.38 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

The Stars' picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

RoundPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
111Jack CampbellGU.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
2 41Patrik NemethDAIK IF J20 (J20 SuperElit)
3 77 (from Colorado)Alex GuptillLWOrangeville Crushers (CCHL)
4109 (from Los Angeles via Colorado)Alex TheriauDEverett Silvertips (WHL)
5131John KlingbergDFrölunda HC Jr. (Swedish Jr.)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 51. 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=559424 Head Coach Marc Crawford Relieved Of His Coaching Duties
  3. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=532910 Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing
  4. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=548679 Langenbrunner Returning To Dallas
  5. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=549384 Fabian Brunnstrom Traded To Toronto
  6. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=553653 Dallas Stars Acquire Defenseman Alex Goligoski From Pittsburgh
  7. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533495 Stars Sign Pair of Defensemen To Entry-Level Deals
  8. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533583 Dallas signs Adam Burish and Andrew Raycroft
  9. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534193 Stars Sign Gagnon & Morin To One-Year Deals
  10. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=552519 Dallas Stars agree to terms with free agent forward Jason Williams
  11. http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533687 Wild signs C Peters and D Bagnall
  12. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533749 COYOTES SIGN FOUR PLAYERS TO CONTRACTS
  13. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533946 Penguins Agree to Terms with Defenseman Andrew Hutchinson
  14. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=535333 Blackhawks agree to terms with three-time NHL All-Star Marty Turco
  15. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=535563 Wings, Modano agree on one-year deal
  16. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=545769 Lehtinen Officially Retires From NHL
  17. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=528787 Stars and Lehtonen Agree to 3-Year Contract Extension
  18. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531717 Stars Sign Brent Krahn To 1-Year Contract Extension
  19. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533304 Forwards Barch and Wathier signed to 2-year deals
  20. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534325 Stars sign Scott Glennie to 3-Year Entry Level Deal
  21. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534520 Stars agree to terms with three defensemen
  22. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534548 Stars agree to terms with RW Sawada
  23. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534865 Stars and Brunnstrom agree to terms on a 1-year deal
  24. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=536490 Stars Agree To Terms on 2-Year Deal With Grossman
  25. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=537732 Stars Agree To Terms With Neal & Niskanen
  26. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=542579 Jack Campbell Signed To Entry-Level Deal
  27. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=543795 Dallas Stars Sign Left Wing Matt Fraser
  28. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=547736 Dallas Stars agree to terms with Trevor Daley on six-year contract extension
  29. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=554737 Dallas Stars Sign Prospect Brenden Dillon
  30. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=560545 Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Patrik Nemeth To Entry-level Contract