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While the Dallas Stars are still young, their
expectations have clearly changed.This group is no longer
just hoping to get to the playoffs.Weve been together for
a year now. The new players have fit in well, said Jamie
Benn, their 25-year-old captain. Weve got a little bit
more confidence as a group just making the playoffs, and
I think we can bring that into this year.Not only did the
Stars end the longest post-season drought in franchise
history last season, they came oh so close to taking top-
seeded Anaheim to Game 7 in the opening round. The Ducks
had to score twice in the final 2:10 of regulation in
Game 6 to force overtime, and won on the only shot
there.We had a great year last year, and this year I
think our expectations are a lot higher, said Tyler
Seguin, the 22-year-old centre.General manager Jim Nill,
a longtime assistant GM with Detroit, was hired in April
2013 after the Stars missed the playoffs for the fifth
season in a row. He hired veteran coach Lindy Ruff, who
had eight playoff appearances in his 15 seasons with
Buffalo.Nills biggest initial deal was a seven-player
trade with Boston to get former second overall pick
Seguin, who in his debut Dallas season was the leading
scorer with 84 points (37 goals, 47 assists). This off-
season, Nill added 31-year-old former Ottawa teammates
Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky.Last year, Jamie Benn moving
back to the wing, Seguin coming in, how were they going
to mesh together? And weve seen that theyre as dynamic a
duo as there is, Nill said. A lot of questions have been
answered. ... Weve got the excitement of adding Spezza,
Hemsky and these guys. Its an exciting time, good for our
team.Spezza (23 goals, 43 assists) is a centre acquired
in a trade before free-agent right wing Hemsky (13 goals,
30 assists combined with Edmonton and Ottawa) signed a
three-year contract. The two will likely be paired
together, providing another scoring line behind the front
line led by Seguin and Benn (34 goals, 45 assists).Here
are some things to know about the 2014-15 Dallas Stars,
who open the season at home Oct. 9 against Western
Conference finalist Chicago:POTENT POWER PLAY: During the
preseason, Ruff had a primary power-play unit that
included Seguin and Benn, his top two scorers from last
season, and newcomers Spezza and Hemsky. We were finding
each other, Seguin said. It will be great to see what we
can do once we learn each other a lot. Ruff said he
expects those guys to read off each other, rather than
having a specific plan where, Youve got to be here, and
youve got to be there.BACKUP GOALIE: The Stars went into
training camp with several options to be goalie Kari
Lehtonens backup. They used four different players in
that role last season. Anders Lindback, who started 67
games over the past four seasons with Nashville and Tampa
Bay, exited training camp as the second goalie on the
roster.WORKING CLASS: Benn said the team has developed an
identity as a hard-working team. Weve got to be the
hardest-working team out there, the captain said. Our
skills going to help us out, but if we dont work hard,
were not going to win many games.STILL UNSIGNED: When the
Stars opened training camp in mid-September, unsigned
restricted free agents Cody Eakin and Brenden Dillon were
working out at home in Canada. Eakin, a centre, signed a
two-year deal and joined the team this week. Defenceman
Dillon remained unsigned and it was uncertain if his
contract would be resolved before the season.PEVERLEYS
PROGRESS: Nearly seven months after collapsing on the
bench during a game because of an irregular heartbeat,
forward Rich Peverley is doing off-ice workouts. But he
still hasnt been cleared by doctors to get practice or
play, and there is no specific timetable for when that
could happen. He had surgery in mid-March to correct an
abnormal heart rhythm, an issue that was diagnosed during
training camp last year.
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Scolari will not remain as coach after the national teams
failure to win the World Cup at home.DETROIT -- Omar
Infante showed the Detroit Tigers what theyre missing.
Infante hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and had
an RBI single in a four-run fifth against former teammate
Justin Verlander, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the
Tigers 11-8 Monday night. Infante became expendable in
Detroit last November when the franchise traded first
baseman Prince Fielder to Texas for second baseman Ian
Kinsler. The next month, Infante signed a $30.25 million,
four-year contract with the Royals, and their manager is
glad he did. "I didnt really think much about Omar last
year with the lineup that they had," Royals skipper Ned
Yost acknowledged. "I would try to pitch around this guy
and pitch around this guy to get to Omar, and Omar
constantly just beat our brains in offensively. At about
the midway point, I started realizing how really good he
was." With 90-plus games left this season, the Tigers are
finding out how vulnerable they are and how good Kansas
City is in the tightly contested AL Central. The Royals
have won a season-high eight straight to pull within a
half-game of Detroit atop the division. Kansas City has
won 11 of 13 since trailing the Tigers by 6 1/2 games at
the start of the month. "We got on a nice little run here
and weve made up some ground," Yost said. Detroit scored
six runs in the ninth inning and pulled within three on
J.D. Martinezs two-out grand slam off Donnie Joseph.
Michael Mariot struck out Austin Jackson looking for the
final out. Jason Vargas (7-2) gave up two runs on seven
hits and two walks to win his third straight. Verlander
(6-7) allowed seven earned runs in consecutive starts for
the first time in his career, giving up a season-high 12
hits and striking out two over six innings. He got off to
a good start, retiring the Royals in order on 10 pitches
in the first inning, and pitched four scoreless innings
before getting roughed up. The Royalls took a 4-2 lead in
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really good right now." Infante cleared the left-field
fences with his third homer this year with two on to make
it 7-2 in the sixth, leading fans to boo Verlander, who
is in the second season of his seven-year, $180 million
deal. "I dont blame the fans for booing," Verlander said.
"They are frustrated with me, just like Im frustrated
with myself. I would have probably booed myself tonight.
Theyve cheered me a lot of times, and they will cheer me
again." The jeers kept coming in the next inning when
Kansas City scored four runs -- one earned -- on four
hits and two errors off Evan Reed, who failed to retire
any Royals as their lead grew to 11-2. The Royals
finished with a season high in runs and hits (17) on a
steamy night in the Motor City. Detroit hurt its chances
of winning the opener of the four-game series early in
the game. Both teams lost a player to cramps. Tigers
outfielder Torii Hunter left the game in the fourth with
a cramp in his right hamstring. "Its not a strain,"
Detroit manager Brad Ausmus insisted. Royals catcher
Salvador Perez was replaced in the seventh because of
cramps in both calves. "Hes fine," Yost said. "They made
him drink a bunch of fluids and gave him an IV." NOTES:
Kansas City RHP Yordano Ventura (4-5) will start against
Detroit RHP Max Scherzer (8-2) on Tuesday night, when the
Royals will have a chance to move into first place and
push the Tigers to second in the division for the first
time this season. ... Kansas Citys winning streak is the
longest active streak in the majors and its best since
winning nine in a row from July 22 to Aug. 1 last year.
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