2010–11 Dallas Stars season

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.

The Stars posted a regular season record of 42 wins, 29 losses and 11 overtime/shootout losses for 95 points. Despite having a winning record, the Stars failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season.

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 goalie 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 for defenseman Alex Goligoski. After failing to make the playoffs by losing their final game of the season, Head Coach Marc Crawford was relieved of his coaching duties.^[2]

Playoffs

The Stars failed to qualify for the 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 who failed to make the playoffs with 96 points.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

bold - qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

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

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

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

Trades Date Details June 26, 2010[4] To Colorado Avalanche 3rd-round pick (#71 overall) in 2010 To Dallas Stars 3rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 2010 4th-round pick (#109 overall) in 2010 January 7, 2011[5] To New Jersey Devils Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2011 To Dallas Stars Jamie Langenbrunner January 13, 2011[6] To Toronto Maple Leafs Fabian Brunnstrom To Dallas Stars Mikhail Stefanovich February 21, 2011[7] To Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal Matt Niskanen To Dallas Stars Alex Goligoski Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Severin Blindenbacher[8] Farjestad BK 1 year, $1.1125 million entry-level contract Jace Coyle[8] Medicine Hat Tigers 3 years, $1.61 million entry-level contract Adam Burish[9] Chicago Blackhawks 2 years, $2.3 million Andrew Raycroft[9] Vancouver Canucks 2 years, $1.3 million Travis Morin[10] Texas Stars 1 year, $500,000 Brad Lukowich[11] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $1 million Jason Williams[12] Connecticut Whale 1 year, 500,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Warren Peters[13] Minnesota Wild 2 years, $1.075 million Matt Climie[14] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $725,000 Andrew Hutchinson[15] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $500,000 Marty Turco[16] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $1.3 million Mike Modano[17] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $1.25 million Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Lost via retirement Player Jere Lehtinen[18] Player signings Player Contract terms Kari Lehtonen[19] 3 years, $10.65 million contract extension Brent Krahn[20] 1 year, $500,000 Krys Barch[21] 2 years, $1.675 million Francis Wathier[21] 2 years, $1.15 million Aaron Gagnon[10] 1 year, $600,000 Scott Glennie[22] 3 year entry-level contract Maxime Fortunus[11] 2 years, $1.175 million Trevor Ludwig[11] 1 year, $525,000 Raymond Sawada[23] 1 year, $575,000 Fabian Brunnstrom[24] 1 year, $675,000 Nicklas Grossmann[25] 2 years, $3.25 million James Neal[26] 2 years, $5.75 million Matt Niskanen[26] 2 years, $3 million Jack Campbell[27] 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract Matt Fraser[28] 3 years, $1.68 million entry-level contract Trevor Daley[29] 6 years, $19.8 million contract extension Brenden Dillon[30] 3 years, $2.23 million entry-level contract Patrik Nemeth[31] 3 years, $2.38 million entry-level contract Draft picks The Stars' picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 11 Jack Campbell G  United States US National Team Development Program (USHL) 2 41 Patrik Nemeth D  Sweden AIK IF J20 (J20 SuperElit) 3 77 (from Colorado) Alex Guptill LW  Canada Orangeville Crushers (CCHL) 4 109 (from Los Angeles via Colorado) Alex Theriau D  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL) 5 131 John Klingberg D  Sweden Frolunda HC Jr. (Swedish Jr.) Final roster Updated March 22, 2011.[32] # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 13 Canada ! Barch, KrysKrys Barch 6.0 !LW L 36 2007 Guelph, Ontario 14 Canada ! Benn, JamieJamie Benn 4.0 !C L 27 2007 Victoria, British Columbia 16 United States ! Burish, AdamAdam Burish 7.0 !RW R 33 2010 Madison, Wisconsin 6 Canada ! Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley 2.0 !D L 33 2002 Toronto, Ontario 21 Sweden ! Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson 7.0 !RW L 31 2003 Gothenburg, Sweden 28 Canada ! Fistric, MarkMark Fistric 2.0 !D L 30 2004 Edmonton, Alberta 33 United States ! Goligoski, AlexAlex Goligoski 2.0 !D L 31 2011 Grand Rapids, Minnesota 2 Sweden ! Grossmann, NicklasNicklas Grossmann 2.0 !D L 31 2004 Stockholm, Sweden 15 United States ! Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner 7.0 !RW R 41 2011 Cloquet, Minnesota 32 Finland ! Lehtonen, KariKari Lehtonen 1.0 !G L 33 2010 Helsinki, Finland 73 Canada ! Lukowich, BradBrad Lukowich 2.0 !D L 40 2010 Cranbrook, British Columbia 10 Canada ! Morrow, BrendenBrenden Morrow (C) 6.0 !LW L 37 1997 Carlyle, Saskatchewan 29 Canada ! Ott, SteveSteve Ott (A) 6.0 !LW L 34 2000 Summerside, Prince Edward Island 17 United States ! Petersen, TobyToby Petersen 4.0 !C L 38 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota 30 Canada ! Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft 1.0 !G L 36 2010 Belleville, Ontario 63 Canada ! Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro 4.0 !C L 36 2006 Montreal, Quebec 91 Canada ! Richards, BradBrad Richards (A) 4.0 !C L 36 2008 Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island 3 Canada ! Robidas, StephaneStephane Robidas (A) 2.0 !D R 39 2005 Sherbrooke, Quebec 24 Canada ! Segal, BrandonBrandon Segal 7.0 !RW R 33 2010 Richmond, British Columbia 37 Latvia ! Skrastins, KarlisKarlis Skrastins 2.0 !D L 42 2009 Riga, Soviet Union 20 Canada ! Sutherby, BrianBrian Sutherby 6.0 !LW L 34 2008 Edmonton, Alberta 81 Czech Republic ! Vincour, TomasTomas Vincour 7.0 !RW R 26 2009 Brno, Czechoslovakia 23 Sweden ! Wandell, TomTom Wandell 4.0 !C L 29 2005 Södertälje, Sweden 27 Canada ! Williams, JasonJason Williams 7.0 !RW R 36 2011 London, Ontario 44 Canada ! Woywitka, JeffJeff Woywitka 2.0 !D L 33 2009 Vermilion, Alberta See also 2010–11 NHL season References ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.  ↑ Head Coach Marc Crawford Relieved Of His Coaching Duties ↑ "2010–2011 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.  ↑ Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing ↑ Langenbrunner Returning To Dallas ↑ Fabian Brunnstrom Traded To Toronto ↑ Dallas Stars Acquire Defenseman Alex Goligoski From Pittsburgh 1 2 Stars Sign Pair of Defensemen To Entry-Level Deals 1 2 Dallas signs Adam Burish and Andrew Raycroft 1 2 Stars Sign Gagnon & Morin To One-Year Deals 1 2 3 Stars agree to terms with three defensemen ↑ Dallas Stars agree to terms with free agent forward Jason Williams ↑ Wild signs C Peters and D Bagnall ↑ COYOTES SIGN FOUR PLAYERS TO CONTRACTS ↑ Penguins Agree to Terms with Defenseman Andrew Hutchinson ↑ Blackhawks agree to terms with three-time NHL All-Star Marty Turco ↑ Wings, Modano agree on one-year deal ↑ Lehtinen Officially Retires From NHL ↑ Stars and Lehtonen Agree to 3-Year Contract Extension ↑ Stars Sign Brent Krahn To 1-Year Contract Extension 1 2 Forwards Barch and Wathier signed to 2-year deals ↑ Stars sign Scott Glennie to 3-Year Entry Level Deal ↑ Stars agree to terms with RW Sawada ↑ Stars and Brunnstrom agree to terms on a 1-year deal ↑ Stars Agree To Terms on 2-Year Deal With Grossman 1 2 Stars Agree To Terms With Neal & Niskanen ↑ Jack Campbell Signed To Entry-Level Deal ↑ Dallas Stars Sign Left Wing Matt Fraser ↑ Dallas Stars agree to terms with Trevor Daley on six-year contract extension ↑ Dallas Stars Sign Prospect Brenden Dillon ↑ Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Patrik Nemeth To Entry-level Contract ↑ "Dallas Stars - Team - Roster". 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