Stars News & Notes

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Qualifying offers are due for NHL restricted free agents this week. Here's a look at the Dallas' Stars restricted free agents.

The Stars have a total of nine restricted free agents. They have already locked up five players who were scheduled to be RFAs on July 1, including four who were signed to contracts before the season ended.

Here's a look at the nine restricted free agents who are still without contracts. The Stars need to extend qualifying offers to restricted free agents by Wednesday to retain the rights to the players.

Stars' Restricted Free Agents
Player Pos 2007-08 NHL Compensation Qualifying Offer Comment
Loui Eriksson LW $650,000 $522,500 Made good progress this season. Had 14 goals and 17 assists in 69 games during the regular season. Had eight points (four goals, four assists) in 18 playoff games.
B.J. Crombeen RW $675,000 $522,500 Came on strong midway through the season in Iowa and made a good impression during his time with the Stars.
Konstantin Pushkarev RW $475,000 $522,500 Left Iowa during the season for Russia, returned to Iowa and played well. Ended up with 13 goals and 27 assists in 49 games.
Francis Wathier LW $475,000 $522,500 Injured his shoulder at Dallas' training camp and missed most of the season. Returned in March and played final 19 games.
Janos Vas RW $530,000 $522,500 Had his best season in the AHL, picking up 17 goals and 24 assists in 80 games to finish third on the team in points.
Jussi Timonen D $525,000 $522,500 Picked up by Stars for a conditional draft pick in December. He had 11 assists in 33 games with Iowa.
Vadim Khomitski D $525,000 $522,500 Russian defenseman has returned to Russia each of his first two seasons in North America.
Vojtech Polak LW $515,000 $522,500 Is on the 2008-09 roster for HC Oceláři Třinec in Czech Extraliga. He had six goals and ten assists in 35 games with Iowa.
Marius Holtet RW $475,000 $522,500 Has signed with Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elite League for 2008-09. He had had ten goals and nine assists in 67 games with Iowa.

Here are the five Stars restricted free agents who have already been signed. Four were signed before the season ended and one - Trevor Daley - was signed after the playoffs ended.

Restricted free agents signed by Stars
Player Pos 2007-08 NHL Compensation New Contract
Trevor Daley D $800,000 Signed three-year, $6.9 million deal in May
Steve Ott LW $800,000 Signed two-year, $2.285 million deal in April
Niklas Grossman D $675,000 Signed two year, $1.95 million deal in April
Tobias Stephan G $682,500 Signed one-year deal ($485,000/$100,000) in March
Chris Conner LW $470,000 Signed one-year deal ($500,000/$100,000) in March

Stars to send some prospects to Peoria

St. Louis Blues president John Davidson said Monday that his team's AHL affiliate - the Peoria Rivermen - will accept some Dallas Stars prospects for the 2008-09.

"We have had some contact with the Stars," Davidson told the Peoria Star Journal. "They'd like to place some players in Peoria, and that's going to happen. It won't be more than four guys.

"We have to decide the best way to do this. Is it going to be a full line, a center, left wing and right wing who will play together? What type of system and coaching will be required? Those are things we're looking at right now. We'll be able to lean on (new Blues assistant general manager) Doug Armstrong for this, because he's familiar with the Dallas operation."

Davidson also said the Stars might end up sending an assistant coach to Peoria. Dallas won't, however, be sending a goalie. Davidson said there is no room for a Dallas netminder because St. Louis expects goalies Ben Bishop and Marek Schwarz to be pulling the load in Peoria.

"We want our two guys to play. They have to develop. So no, a goalie from Dallas wouldn't be part of it," Davidson said.

The Stars are without an AHL affiliate this season because their agreement with Iowa has ended and their new team near Austin won't be ready to go until 2009-10. That means the Stars will have to place players with several AHL teams this coming season.

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