Dallas Stars roster breakdown

October, 6, 2011
10/06/11
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By Mark Stepneski | ESPNDallas.com

Dallas Stars 2011-12 roster

A look at the 2011-12 Dallas Stars roster

Goaltenders H/W Age Catches Salary Comment
Kari Lehtonen 6-4/217 27 Left $3,700,000 Coming off a strong season where he set career bests in wins
and GAA. Looked sharp in preseason. Stars believe even better things are ahead.
Andrew Raycroft 6-1/180 31 Left $600,000 Had some strong performances last season and a few downs. Expected to see more
playing time this season.
Defenseman H/W Age Shoots   Comment
Trevor Daley 5-11/198 27 Left $3,500,000 In first year of new 6-year, $19.8 million contract. Stars
think he still has untapped potential and can do more.
Mark Fistric 6-2/233 25 Left $1,250,000 Big, physical defenseman looks to be the seventh guy when
everybody is healthy.
Alex Goligoski 5-11/181 26 Left $2,750,000 Was excellent after being acquired from Pittsburgh last season.
He's the puck moving defenseman the Stars have been seeking. A rising star.
Nicklas Grossman 6-4/230 26 Left $1,750,000 Big, steady defenseman made some good strides last season but was
slowed by injuries.
Philip Larsen 6-0/190 21 Right $685,000 A strong camp and preseason along with injuries have opened the
door for the slick skating 21-year-old from Denmark.
Adam Pardy 6-2/217 27 Left $2,000,000 The former Calgary Flame, signed as a free agent, brings some
size and mobility to the Stars' blue line.
Stephane Robidas 5-11/196 34 Right $3,500,000 The addition of Goligoski should ease some of the burden on
Robidas, but he'll still be a guy who plays in all situations and logs a lot of
minutes.
Sheldon Souray 6-4/237 35 Left $1,650,000 The Stars hope a motivated Souray, who played in the AHL last
season, can provide a bit of an edge on the blue line and a big shot from the
point.
Forwards H/W Age Shoots   Comment
Krys Barch 6-1/222 30 Left $850,000 The signing of tough guy Eric Godard seemed to put Barch's role
in question, but Godard is in the AHL and Barch is still around.
Jamie Benn 6-2/207 21 Left $670,000 One of the best young players in the NHL and coming off a solid
season, Benn will center the Stars' second line and expectations are he'll take
another step forward this season.
Adam Burish 6-0/189 27 Right $1,300,000 Became a fan favorite last season with his gritty and
enthusiastic style of play. Stars' record was not very good when he was out of
the lineup. Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. 
Jake Dowell 6-0/198 26 Left $800,000 Former Chicago Blackhawk, who had an impressive preseason, will
bring some grit and toughness to the Stars' fourth line.
Radek Dvorak 6-2/195 34 Right $1,500,000 Speedy veteran is an excellent penalty killer and the Stars
hope he can provide some depth scoring as well.
Vernon Fiddler 5-11/197 31 Left $1,800,000 One of the best checking line centers in the game, excellent
penalty killer and quality faceoff guy. He defines hard to play against.
Loui Eriksson 6-1/189 25 Left $4,100,000 Eriksson is finally starting to get some attention outside of
Dallas. And it is well-deserved. He is one of the better wingers in the NHL.
Brenden Morrow 6-0/205 31 Left $4,100,000 The captain was back to old self last season and registered a
career-high 33 goals. A lot of his goals aren't pretty but they look good on the
score sheet.
Steve Ott 6-0/194 28 Left $3,300,000 His ability as a player gets overshadowed by his reputation as
an agitator at times. The Stars are hoping he can grab a bigger role this
season.
Toby Petersen 5-10/198 31 Left $800,000 The versatile and speedy Petersen should be a good fit under
Glen Gulutzan's style of play.
Mike Ribeiro 6-0/173 30 Left $5,000,000 With Brad Richards gone, Ribeiro takes over as the team's No.1
center. He's become a more well-rounded player and with Morrow and Ryder on his
wings he should be productive, too.
Michael Ryder 6-0/198 31 Right $3,500,000 He gives the Stars a right-handed goal scorer, something
they've lacked in recent years, and he has some great chemistry with Ribeiro.
Tomas Vincour 6-2/204 20 Right $630,000 Young forward, who played 24 NHL games last season, earned
himself a roster spot with an impressive training camp and preseason.
Tom Wandell 6-1/195 23 Left $850,000 There's a lot to like about Wandell's skill set, but the
question is where does he fit among the Stars' group of forwards?


Mark Stepneski

ESPNDallas.com
Mark Stepneski joined ESPNDallas.com in July 2010. A former news/special projects producer for KXAS-TV, he has run the Andrew's Dallas Stars Page website since 1997.
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