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Game #28: Dallas Stars vs. New York Rangers Open Thread
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The second-place team in the Central Division is making their way to Madison Square Garden, and the Rangers appear to be in for a rough one. The Rangers’ brutal loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning continues to leave a bad taste in the mouth of Rangers fans. Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars have won four games in a row and eight of their last 10.
With Adam Fox on injured reserve, Braden Schneider jumps up from the bottom pair to play top minutes with Vladislav Gavrikov. The Blueshirts are also rolling five forwards on the top power play unit, with Will Cuylle filling the open spot and Artemi Panarin playing the point. Despite calling up Brennan Othmann from the Hartford Wolf Pack, it seems he will be a healthy scratch. Meanwhile, the Stars have elected to play Casey DeSmith over Jake Oettinger in goal tonight.
Player to Watch: Braden Schneider
Braden Schneider’s name is being called on, and he has a golden opportunity to prove he has a future with the Rangers. Schneider has mostly been stapled to the third pair with time on the second power play unit, but that will not be the case for tonight.
Even if Schneider’s future isn’t in New York, a good stretch on the top pair could drive up his trade value. It is no secret the Rangers are on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoffs, and maximizing the value of their assets could go a long way in helping the future.
Enjoy the game!
Morton started 15 games in 1972 for an injured Staubach, who eventually returned in the playoffs. The Cowboys decided to trade Morton in 1974 to the Giants, who sent back a first-round pick, which turned out to be the No. 2 overall pick in 1975. The Cowboys used that selection to take Randy White, a 10-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer.
Ironically enough, White’s best game was likely Super Bowl XII, when he was named Co-MVP with Harvey Martin. The Cowboys’ Doomsday defense dominated the Broncos, who were quarterbacked by Morton.
Overall, Morton played for the Cowboys, Giants and Broncos before officially retiring at the end of the 1982 season.
His career ended with 27,908 passing yards, ranking him 71st in NFL history, just ahead of Hall of Famer Joe Namath (27,663).
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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