Sam Nestler

Harrison Scott and Trey Taylor have been sent back to the AHL.

… and Justin Hryckowian has been recalled to Dallas.

Lian Bichsel is gunning for our jobs.

Everybody around here is very happy for Alex Petrovic making the team. Not just his buddy.

Glen Gulutzan said when Jim Nill told Petrovic to get a place in Dallas during camp, it was a “good event” for the whole team.

Glen Gulutzan confirmed Oskar Bäck will miss at least the first two games and be out “another week or so.”

Jamie Benn is at the rink today.

Stars practice lines:

Steel - Hintz - Rantanen
Blackwell- Duchene - Seguin
Robertson - Johnston - Bourque
Erne - Faksa - Bastian

Lindell - Heiskanen
Harley - Lundkvist
Bichsel - Lyubushkin
Petrovic

Oettinger
DeSmith

All but Oskar Bäck (IR) and Jamie Benn (LTIR) at practice today.

I will have to look it up, but I can’t imagine Jason Robertson has received many roughing penalties in his career.

Robertson on Wedgewood. Always a fun battle.

Wedgewood with a split save earlier. Robertson wins this one with the five-hole breakaway goal.

2-0.

Jake Oettinger vs Scott Wedgewood.

Beauty.

Stars practice lines:

Steel - Hintz - Rantanen
Hryckowian- Duchene - Seguin
Robertson - Johnston - Bourque
Blackwell - Faksa - Hyry
Erne - Bäck - Bastian

Lindell - Heiskanen
Harley - Lundkvist
Bichsel - Petrovic
Kolyachonok - Lyubushkin

Oettinger
DeSmith

Jake Oettinger with a new, very different mask today.

Just checking in on the Kraken - Oilers preseason game. Marchment is in the box.

Classic.

Glen Gulutzan said Jamie Benn is now home following his surgery for a collapsed lung.

Stars practice lines:

Robertson - Hintz - Rantanen
Steel - Duchene - Seguin
Johnston - Faksa - Bourque
Bäck - Hryckowian - Bastian
Erne - Hyry - Blackwell

Lindell - Heiskanen
Harley - Lundkvist
Bichsel - Lyubushkin
Kolyachonok - Petrovic

Oettinger
DeSmith
Poirier

Stars warmup lines at STL:

(Per secret source @MDeFranks)

Robertson - Hintz - Rantanen
Steel - Duchene - Seguin
Hryckowian - Johnston - Bourque
Bäck - Faksa - Bastian

Lindell - Heiskanen
Harley - Lundkvist
Bichsel - Lyubushkin

DeSmith
Poirier

Glen Gulutzan said he is bringing an extra forward and defenseman tonight because of the illness running through the team. Doesn’t want to have to play short.

He would not give any specifics on the planned scratches.

No lines at morning skate today.

Everyone on the roster (other than Jamie Benn of course) was accounted for.

Glen Gulutzan also not skating with the group.

Game day.

Kole Lind, Kyle Capobianco, and Antonio Stranges all cleared waivers and have been reassigned to the AHL.

There is now one fewer preseason game left.

New goalies!

Rémi Poirier vs Trent Miner in period 3.

Dallas only worked on PP at morning skate...

I guess they just wanted tonight to be PK practice to even things out.

The first period happened.

Stars lines vs COL:

Bäck - Hryckowian - Blackwell
Erne - Hyry - Bastian
Stranges - Becker - Lind
Martino - Scott - Ertel

Bichsel - Lundkvist
Capobianco - Petrovic
Taylor - Kolyachonok

Bibeau
Poirier

Not that this is very reliable anymore — especially in the preseason — but Antoine Bibeau was in the starter’s crease at the brief morning skate. Assuming we will see both he and Rémi Poirier tonight.

Expecting former Stars goalie Scott Wedgewood to start for Colorado.

Stars non-game group lines:

Steel - Hintz - Rantanen
Robertson - Johnston - Bourque
Shlaine - Duchene - Seguin
McKenzie - Faksa - Hemming*

Lindell - Heiskanen
Harley - Lyubushkin
Bertucci - Kyrou

Oettinger
DeSmith

*Hemming skated with non-game group, but is on game roster*

Love this quote from Justin Hryckowian today on the message from the coaching staff and his focus:

“Just play my game. I don’t really need to hear much unless they have anything for me.”

Also hilarious interviewing him at the podium with his lowers on lol.

No line rushes today, but here are the PP units from morning skate ahead of COL:

PP1: Lundkvist, Blackwell, Stranges, Hryckowian, Hyry.

PP2: Taylor, Capobianco, Bäck, Lind, Martino.

Harley doesn’t answer most questions. He definitely didn’t answer this one.

Yes lol.