Bill Meltzer: Stars Gameday: 2/4/13 @ Avalanche

Ryan Wilson is out indefinitely with a leg injury, the D pairing have been as such :

Hunwick - EJ

Hejda - Wilson

Zannon - O'Byrne

So Wilson will be replaced by either Barrie or O'Brien, it's a coin toss at this point as to who it will be. Barrie was favored over O'Brien early by Sacco and I'm not sure that has changed. IMO it will be Barrie because Wilson is one of our puck movers, but again. It could be either one.

Ryan Wilson is out indefinitely with a leg injury, the D pairing have been as such :

Hunwick - EJ

Hejda - Wilson

Zannon - O'Byrne

So Wilson will be replaced by either Barrie or O'Brien, it's a coin toss at this point as to who it will be. Barrie was favored over O'Brien early by Sacco and I'm not sure that has changed. IMO it will be Barrie because Wilson is one of our puck movers, but again. It could be either one.
- Steve-B

Thanks, Steve.

How about Jagr to philadelphia for a 5th rounder? We could use him back ( never should have let him walk), Giroux needs someone that can finish and his overall presence might calm the storm. Rather than trading away top prospects for iginla, this would make better sense. The guys already knows the system. what do you think? any rumblings haha

Morrow still looks a step slow to me - I would rather see one of the young players with speed in the top six.

According to Mike Heika after the morning skate, there is some major line juggling. Looks like Gulutzan is trying to balance the scoring on the lines and it appears that Eakin's line is due for increased minutes as the 3rd line.

Brenden Morrow-Jamie Benn-Jaromir Jagr

Loui Eriksson-Derek Roy-Tomas Vincour

Reilly Smith-Cody Eakin-Michael Ryder

Eric Nystrom-Vernon Fiddler-Antoine Roussel


Brenden Dillon-Stephane Robidas

Aaron Rome-Trevor Daley

Alex Goligoski-Jamie Oleksiak

I'd like to see

Loui - Roy - jagr
Smith - benn - Ryder

I think morrow needs to be scratched or traded. He's not a top 6 player and seems to slow for any bottom 6 checking role.