Dallas Morning News
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February 11, 2006 - Coming off a close victory the previous night, the Dallas Stars traveled to New York to face the Islanders. Perhaps waking up from a fairly mediocre season Jaromir Jagr led the team with 2 goals and 1 assist, and the entire team responded with a dominating 7-3 victory.
The game proved to be positive for most Dallas players, with Lubomir Visnovsky registering 3 assists and Wade Redden registering 2. Martin Straka, Fredrik Modin, Gary Roberts, Wes Walz and Mike Leclerc each scored a goal.
Although there weren't many penalties, the game had a physical edge to it with Sean O'Donnell getting injured midway through the 1st period, resulting in the ejection of Islander Brian Pothier. Next it was Mike Commodore's turn to be ejected, resulting from a boarding penalty against Mike Cammalleri, which sent the young kid out for the game.
In other news, GM Benjamin Yoskovitz announced the acquisition of defenseman Cale Hulse from Phoenix, along with a 7th round pick in next year's entry draft. Prospect Mario Scalzo Jr. was sent to Phoenix.
"We wanted some more depth and veteran presence on the blueline," said GM Yoskovitz. "Hulse is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year, so we'll see what happens once we hit the offseason."
Hulse is expected to play for the team, but it was not clear who his defensive partner might be. The rugged defenseman brings a lot of penalty minutes with him, to a team that is last in the league in that category. "I'll bring some toughness to the team, sure," said the newly acquired Hulse. "And hopefully I can solidify the blueline a bit, help out and we can win the Cup."