Stars' Barnes likely to retire
I would guess that Stu Barnes will announce his retirement soon. He is in the mix of bodies at the Stars development camp, although he's more there to observe than do anything. The NHL coaching staff is not on the ice, but they all are in the building. That means a lot of time to just sit and chat and figure things out. I think there still is a question as to what role Barnes will fill. Ulf Dahlen (who has moved on to become the head coach for Frolunda in Sweden) was an experienced coach who was driven to do a lot and wanted even more responsibility than he was given. He watched a lot of games from the pressbox but then would go down to the bench in the third period. Some said that made the bench too crowded at times with too many voices. If Barnes joins the coaching staff, it might be in a more limited role in which he offers insight to younger players and acts as a bridge to the players as a group. If he fills the role that Dahlen did in the pressbox, he would probably stay up in the pressbox all game.
Stu Barnes, Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Web's Best Blogs
-
Deadspin
The New York Times Helps Matt Stairs Retrieve His Masculinity [Nlcs]
Matt Stairs' stay as a Philadelphia's favorite 40-year-old beefy homer-hitting Canuck continues…
-
Awful Announcing
Your Pammy Winners And New Standings After Week Seven
a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"…
-
Epic Carnival
OMG! OMG! Madonna is getting a divorce and she likes A-Rod!
by a href="http://www.epiccarnival.com/search/label/DCScrap"DCScrap/a, a…
Truth & Rumors
MOST POPULAR
-
1
Red Sox fans boo Varitek
- Views
- 9920
- Comments
- 1245
-
2
Signs of possible Giants-Chiefs trade
- Views
- 15220
- Comments
- 963
-
3
Pacman speechless after suspension
- Views
- 41825
- Comments
- 887
-
4
Boras won't discount Manny
- Views
- 3689
- Comments
- 783
-
5
Did Lions fleece Cowboys?
- Views
- 16665
- Comments
- 142
Message Boards
-
NCAAF > General NCAAF
bama is overrated. UT is the…
- Views
- 330
- Replies
- 48
-
NFL > General NFL
Pacman suspended indefinitely
- Views
- 83
- Replies
- 9
-
NFL > General NFL
Its a bit sad for Browns…
- Views
- 52
- Replies
- 6
Blogs
-
DragonSoul's Blog
Week 6 NFL Power Rankings
1) Tennessee Titans - Its nice to move into 1st place with a bye…
- Views
- 1981
- Comments
- 7
-
98Bones's Blog
College Footbal week 7 thoughts:
Oklahoma and Texas were truly tested for the first…
- Views
- 696
- Comments
- 6
-
NBA News Tracker
Shaq eyes revenge against Spurs
Shaquille O'Neal, Richard Clement/Icon SMI Shaquille O'Neal has…
- Views
- 0
- Comments
- 0
Fantasy Plus
- Chris Paul leads list of top 12 fantasy point guards
- Fantasy Forgiveness
- NBA fantasy preview: Potential sleepers for 2008-9 season
- Fantasy Clicks: Deadline deal
- Fantasy Clicks: Can the 'Boys survive without Romo?
Melissa Haro
Tracy Burns
Did You See That?
Top 15 Instant-Impact FreshmenSI Writers
SI Media Kits
|
About Us
|
Contact Us
|
Add RSS headlines.
Copyright 2008 Time Inc. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.
Terms under which this service is provided to you. Read our privacy guidelines.
Comments (17) Add A Comment
Stuuuuuuuuuuu!! A classy guy, loved having him in the Burgh. Best of luck Stu, look forward to seeing you in a coaches box somewhere someday.
LGP-So I got that…
Pittsburgh , PA
Total Comments (1555)
Goo guy. Classy player. He will be missed.
cmh_phx
Tempe , AZ
Total Comments (569)
Yes,he was a goo guy.
bostongm
Total Comments (5097)
Good guy.....but man, he's been around a long time.
TenRingsSTL
Total Comments (2331)
gooD, bostongm, obviously. Hadn't had ny coffee yet when I worte it...
cmh_phx
Tempe , AZ
Total Comments (569)
Yeah,obviously you didnt have your coffee when you worte it.
bostongm
Total Comments (5097)
Hhahahahahaha. Just bugging you,cmh.
bostongm
Total Comments (5097)
Stuuuuuuuuuuuu!! still has a good year to help the youngsters out, and would be a great help in that area. The Stars are fairly hard against the cap because of the Avery signing, but I still think we could fit Stu in. He said it's either Dallas or nobody. Hopefully he plays another year.
sportsfan583
Total Comments (77)
Will always be a Penguin to me... we'll miss you Stu. Good Luck.
rhmf93
Total Comments (115)
Just saw this. He's got a year left in him!
OtherOne81
Stamford, CT
Total Comments (1728)
hey guys since the stars have like two ex penguins can we call them the penguins rejects? even though they ARE GOING TO SPANK THE WEST NEXT SEASON!
OtherOne81
Stamford, CT
Total Comments (1728)
You CANNOT do that OtherOne81, because Sydor is an ex-Star, so that's only a net of 1. Go Stars!
sportsfan583
Total Comments (77)
Good catch, BGM. I really did not have enough coffee!
cmh_phx
Tempe , AZ
Total Comments (569)
come on stuuuuu!!! one more year you need a cup to end your career!!
dallasfanthickandthi…
Grand Prairie, TX
Total Comments (560)
I am lost.. whose the second penguin?!
JKarlo21
Total Comments (32)
Sergei Zubov
sportsfan583
Total Comments (77)
I love to see Stu back for another year. If he wants to hang'em up though that good for him and thanks.
Didn't the stars give up Kevin Hatcher for Zubov? how's that one workin' out? Go Stars indeed
dfwpjc
Total Comments (121)
Comment
Remember to keep your posts clean. Profanity will get filtered, and offensive comments will be removed.