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Entries with the tag: jamie benn

Dallas Concerned About Jamie Been After He Received Hard Hit From Hanzal

by Paul on 03/10/13 at 09:59 AM ET
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from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,

The Stars official stance on Jamie Benn is that he will be “re-assessed” on Sunday after a hard hit by Phoenix’s Martin Hanzal in the final two minutes of Dallas’ 2-1 loss to the Coyotes Saturday. They are not listing any injury at this time.

While the Stars won’t say it, they definitely are concerned about a potential concussion for Benn.

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No penalty on this hit. Was it late, from the blindside, headshot?

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Jamie Benn Fined $10K

by Paul on 03/02/13 at 03:43 PM ET
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NEW YORK (March 2, 2013) – Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn has been fined $10,000, the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for cross-checking Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Jones in NHL Game No. 295 in Dallas on Thursday, February 28, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 16:00 of the third period. Benn was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for cross-checking.

As a first-time offender, the maximum Benn could be fined was the lesser of $10,000 or one-half of his daily salary.

If you missed the cross-check, you can watch it here.

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Video- Jamie Benn Crosscheck On Ryan Jones

by Paul on 03/01/13 at 12:32 AM ET
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Benn received 5 for crosschecking and a 10 minute misconduct, Jones received 2 for goalie interference.

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Benn Agrees To Contract With Dallas

by Paul on 01/24/13 at 10:40 PM ET
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Jamie Benn has agreed to a 5 year contract with Dallas.
— Rich Evans (@Hockeyagent) January 25, 2013

Evans is the agent for Benn.

added 9:50pm,

FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Stars General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk announced today that the club has agreed to terms with center Jamie Benn to a five-year, $26.25 million contract ($5.25 million per year -- the first year of the deal is pro-rated).

Benn is entering his fourth NHL season, all as a member of the Stars. Last season, the 23-year-old had a career year, setting personal bests in goals (26), assists (37) and points (63). He led the club in game-winning goals (7), multi-goal games (5) and was second in shots (203). Benn was also selected to his first NHL All-Star Game, where he took home the accuracy shooting title during the Superskills Competition.

"Jamie Benn has proven in his short, but very productive NHL career, that he is not only this franchise's cornerstone player, but also an emerging superstar in the league," said General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk. "We believe that Jamie has the necessary tools to continue his growth and lead this team into the next great era of Dallas Stars hockey."

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The Latest On The Unsigned RFAs

by Paul on 01/17/13 at 09:33 PM ET
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Get asked lots about status of Subban (MTL) and O'Reilly (COL) talks. Right now, going nowhere fast. Can always change but now? Not good.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) January 18, 2013

Benn's negotiations with DAL are ongoing. Not there yet but there seems to be sense of more dialogue than with Subban or O'Reilly.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) January 18, 2013

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Why Jamie Benn Hasn’t Signed

by Paul on 09/15/12 at 11:45 AM ET
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from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,

While getting Kari Lehtonen signed was exciting news for Stars fans Friday, the real contract they have been waiting on is a new one for Jamie Benn. After all, the 23-year-old forward, who played in the NHL All-Star Game last season, is expected to be the centerpiece of the team for years to come.

So why isn’t he signed yet?

Part of it is the uncertainty of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and part of it is defining a value for Benn. In the past, the Stars gave out “bridge” contracts for about two or three years and about $3 million. Loui Eriksson and James Neal took those deals. There is also a comparable in Claude Giroux of the Flyers, who is in the middle of a three-year deal for $3.75 million.

However, Benn seems to want more than that. With several young players signing deals of five or six years near $6 million a season, the market seems to be changing, and the Benn camps seems to want to take advantage of that. Because neither side is talking, the numbers are speculation, but there clearly are differences that the two sides have not been able to bridge.

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How Much Money Does Jamie Benn Want?

by Paul on 09/03/12 at 04:48 PM ET
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from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,

The sense around Dallas was that the Stars were hoping to sign Benn to a "bridge" contract -- essentially, an intermediate deal between his bargain-basement entry-level deal and striking it rich. It's an approach that paid off in the past when they inked Loui Eriksson and James Neal to two-year pacts that gave the players sizable raises, but didn't break the team's limited budget, either.

But in the wake of more sizable contracts being given to Edmonton's Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle, Benn and his agent Rich Evans have more ammunition to demand a deal with longer term and a higher average annual value -- perhaps greater than the six years at $6 million per given to Hall.

Here's the twist: now that it's known that the league wants a CBA that won't honor the full value of previously signed deals, there's no reason for Benn to sign any time soon unless he's given an even higher AAV to protect him when escrow claws back 15-20 percent of every deal. Or he could threaten to hold out when play resumes, knowing that a team struggling to regain its footing in the Dallas market can't afford the negative optics of starting a delayed season with its franchise player on the sidelines.

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The Ongoing Contract Negotiations Of Jamie Benn

by Paul on 06/28/12 at 12:39 PM ET
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from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,

The Stars are laying low on the Jamie Benn talks. While there has been recent discussion between assistant GM Frank Provenzano and Rich Evans (the agent for Benn), GM Joe Nieuwendyk said there is nothing imminent, and both sides appear to be very patient.

In an e-mail with Evans, he said that Benn would like to keep negotiations out of the media “for the time-being.”

And that’s probably a good sign. Both sides seem to be treating this very professionally, and both sides seem to be very respectful of the other.

“Jamie Benn is going to be a Dallas Star, and this is just part of the process,” Nieuwendyk said. “He’s an important player to us, and it’s not like he’s going anywhere.”

The Stars have sent Benn a qualifying offer and he will clearly turn that down. As a fifth round draft pick on an entry level contract, he had a cap hit of $821,667 for the past three seasons, so it’s time for him to get a big raise. But the qualifying offer is part of the process. Because of it, the Stars retain Benn’s rights and can match any offer that another team might present to him.

There is a little caveat for fans, though. As long as Benn remains unsigned, he is open to an offer from another team _ and that could make for a little more tension over the summer.

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Video- Jamie Benn Avoids A Serious Injury

by Paul on 02/17/12 at 01:42 PM ET
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Looks like he took a skate to the back of his knee.

Reports are he received stitches but no further damage. Listed as day-to-day but may miss Stars’ game tomorrow.

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Dallas Hurting

by Paul on 01/15/12 at 09:51 PM ET
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from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,

The Stars’ problem got a lot worse on Sunday.

Jamie Benn had an appendectomy and will probably be out 10 days to three weeks, GM Joe Nieuwendyk said. This comes on the heels of new that Mike Ribeiro’s MCL tear could keep him out until after the All-Star break.

That means the Stars could be without their top two centers for the next five games. And for a team that is struggling to score goals and struggling on the power play, that’s rough news.

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