If the Dallas Stars are looking to make changes, they have more than a few moveable pieces with which to work. Nearly half the forwards on the current roster have contracts that are set to expire this summer. And Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News suggests Michael Ryder might be top of the list, as far as trade candidates [...]

Quick Hits from around the league this morning: Ansar Khan of MLive.com suggests the Detroit Red Wings could cut Jan Mursak loose — via trade or waivers – in the next six weeks. ”Mursak will have a tough time cracking the lineup when everyone – or most everyone – is healthy. And it wouldn’t be any easier for [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: In a chat transcript of Mike Heika from the Dallas News states if the Dallas Stars continue to struggle and are a non-playoff team at the trade deadline, he could see them dangling Michael Ryder, Jaromir Jagr, Brenden Morrow, Stephane Robidas and maybe Ray Whitney. Though they might have an issue staying [...]

Update: Dallas Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk said Tuesday he expects captain Brenden Morrow to be with the team next season. Morrow has become a trade target of the St. Louis Blues, among other teams. Nieuwendyk addressed those rumors to the Dallas Morning News. “We had a good talk the other day, and I told him I very much believe there’s a [...]

The Stars announced Tuesday that they have signed Jaromir Jagr to a one-year contract worth $4.55 million. Jagr, the eighth-highest scorer in NHL history, returned to the League last season after three seasons in Russia to play for the Philadelphia Flyers. He scored 19 goals and 35 assists in 73 games with the Flyers in 2011-12. [...]

The Dallas Stars have acquired Derek Roy from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Steve Ott and Adam Pardy. Roy was a disappointment in 2010-11 due to injury problems. He failed to bounce back in 2011-12, scoring just 17 goals and 44 points in 80 games. The change of scenery might due him good, especially [...]

The Dallas Stars announced today the club has signed forward Ray Whitney to a two-year, $9 million contract through the 2013-14 season. Whitney, 40, collected 77 points (24 goals, 53 assists) in 82 games for the Phoenix Coyotes last season, good for 12th in the league in points, and earned Second-Team All-NHL honors. Among league [...]

The Phoenix Coyotes have pushed themselves into contention, which means they aren’t selling off their veterans players on the trade market yet. And given that they only have six games until the trade deadline, it seems quite unlikely for a fire sale to be a viable option in two weeks. Yahoo Sports’ Harrison Mooney points out that [...]

Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli told the Toronto Sun that, when he looks at history, rental players rarely pay immediate dividends for a club: “If you look back, on average, those types of players haven’t left a deep impact right away when they change scenery.” This could indicate that Chiarelli is looking to add a few small [...]

The latest NHL trade rumors from ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun: Ray Whitney is on the radar of a few contenders and as an unrestricted free agent after the season, he could be on the move if the Coyotes fall out of the playoff race over the next two weeks. LeBurn notes that Boston, San Jose and the New York Rangers covet [...]