Line change pays off for Stars

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Dallas: 'No Broom for You, Detroit'
Published 5/15/2008 at PuckUpdate
... Surprisingly, despite all of the up-and-down play, Dallas played the Wings much tighter, complete with a new checking line (and complete with Joel Lundqvist, who's become a catalyst for both defensive lines and with Brad Richards on an offensive line; he's the Swedish Forest Gump of Texas hockey). ...

NHL Morning Papers: Conference Finals (Thursday Edition)
Published 5/15/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at Illegal Curve
... The Stars caught a break with the Holmstrom call last night, writes Brandon George. Stars coach Dave Tippett reunited an old AHL line last night and the decision paid off. It is fair to say that Mike Modano is ...

Game 4 wrap-up
Published 5/15/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... Eriksson said. "I was just standing there. I didn't hit it with my hand. I knew it was good. When I started I was standing outside. ... I was just trying to stay in front. It hit me and went in." As far as the Stars were concerned, the line of Toby Petersen, Eriksson, and Joel Lundqvist did a great job of shutting down the Datsyuk-Zetterberg-Holmstrom line (it's been a season and a half...can we please get a proper nickname for these guys?), as the Dallas News's Bill Nichols notes: May 15, Dallas News : With his team facing elimination, Tippett wasn't really looking for ...