3-year, $2,677,500 contract with the Dallas Stars. Expires 2027 (RFA).
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Dallas has signed Justin Ertel to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning next season.
Ertel is Dallas' 2021 3rd-round pick (79th overall) and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract that starts at the beginning of the 2024-25 season. The 20-year-old left-winger is having a sensational second season in North Bay (AHL) this season, with 25 goals, 66 points, 72 PIMs and a +23 plus/minus through 61 games played.
Seguin (lower body) skated for the first time since his injury on Monday but is still not ready to play yet.
Seguin has missed the last eight games with a lower-body injury and has no timetable to return, but took a step in the right direction after returning to practice on a non-contact capacity on Monday. Before his injury, Seguin was enjoying his best campaign in several years with 45 points (20G / 25A) in 58 games.
Line Change
Lundkvist will draw into the Stars lineup on Friday.
Lundkvist will return to the lineup on Friday as the Stars are opting to dress seven defensemen. Craig Smith will sit in his place.
Goalie Start
Oettinger will start on Friday in Anaheim.
On the front end of a back-to-back, the Stars will turn to Oettinger between the pipes on Friday night. Oettinger has won three straight but struggled in his last outing, allowing six goals on 20 shots (.700 SV%) in a 7-6 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks. The Stars are significant -320 road favourites against an Anaheim Ducks club that will likely be missing several key offensive pieces on Friday night.
3-year, $2,685,000 contract with the Dallas Stars. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Source:2024-03-08T04:59:00.000Z
Dallas has signed Connor Punnett to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Punnett is a 20-year-old, undrafted hard-nosed defenseman from Powassan, Ontario. In his fourth season in the OHL, Punnett has 19 points (5G / 14A) and 39 penalty minutes in 25 games with the Oshawa Generals. Dallas has signed him to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Line Change
Lundkvist is listed as a scratch for Tuesday's game in San Jose.
Lundkvist will be the odd-man out Tuesday in order to make room for Chris Tanev's Stars debut. Lundkvist has two goals and 13 assists in 45 games this season.
Kiviranta (maintenance) missed pratice Tuesday and is a game-time decision vs. Detroit on Wednesday.
Kiviranta has eight points (3G / 5A) in 48 games this season and has been limited to only one goal in his last 16. He played 11:02 time-on-ice in Monday's 5-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks and will be a game-time decision against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday.
Goalie Start
Oettinger will start on Tuesday vs. San Jose.
Oettinger will start for the fourth straight game in a rematch against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old Oettinger saved 21 of 23 shots (.913 SV%) in a 3-2 shootout victory over the Sharks on Saturday and has allowed two or fewer goals in three of his last four outings (3-1-0). The Stars enter action as sizeable -405 road favourites.
Seguin (lower body) resumed skating on Monday.
Ty Dellandrea has been playing in Seguin's spot on the second line with Matt Duchene and Mason Marchment over the last few games since Seguin has been out of the lineup. Before his injury, Seguin was enjoying his best campaign in several years with 45 points (20G / 25A) in 58 games. Seguin's injury allowed the Stars to recall Logan Stankoven, who has been playing superbly on a line with Jamie Benn and Wyatt Johnston.
Goalie Start
DeSmith will start on Sunday in Anaheim.
Goalie Start
DeSmith is likely to start on Sunday in Anaheim.
Myers is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Goalie Start
Oettinger will start Saturday vs. the Sharks.
Goalie Start
Oettinger is in the starter's crease at the Stars' morning skate.
Seguin (lower body) is expected back before the end of the regular season.
Ty Dellandrea has been playing in Seguin's spot on the second line with Matt Duchene and Mason Marchment over the last few games since Seguin has been out of the lineup. Before his injury, Seguin was enjoying his best campaign in several years with 45 points (20G / 25A) in 58 games. Seguin's injury allowed the Stars to recall Logan Stankoven, who has been playing superbly on a line with Jamie Benn and Wyatt Johnston.
Lundkvist (concussion) will return to Dallas' lineup on Thursday vs. Winnipeg.
Lundkvist has not played since suffering a concussion on February 15th but will draw back into the lineup on Thursday, replacing Joel Hanley. The 23-year-old Lundkvist has 15 points (2G / 13A) in 43 games this season.
Goalie Start
Oettinger will start on Thursday vs. Winnipeg.
Oettinger was between the pipes for the Stars on Tuesday, allowing five goals on 27 shots (.815 SV%) in a 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, and will attempt to rebound on Thursday night. The Stars are -129 home favourites in a battle for Central division supremacy against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. The Stars have fared well against the Jets this season, winning both previous contests, including a 27-save shutout for Oettinger in a 2-0 victory.
The Stars have acquired Cole Brady in a three-team trade with the Flames and Devils.
Brady was a fifth-round pick of the Devils in 2019. The 23-year-old netminder has gone 4-2-2 with a 3.03 GAA and .886 SV% in nine games at UMass-Amherst (NCAA) this season.
