The Stars placed Vladislav Kolyachonok on waivers and the Boston Bruins claimed him. Robert Tiffin of StarsThoughts.com joins Gavin Spittle to talk about why the Stars placed him on waivers. Robert says they needed to make a move to clear a roster spot for Adam Erne. Robert says the Stars have less defensive depth this year than they have had in the previous years past. Gavin and Robert talk about Mikko Rantanen’s collision with Darcy Kuemper and how it was not intentional. The guys talk about the 5 on 5 struggles for the Stars lately but the goaltending is playing really well.
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