Well, it's looking more and more like Marty Turco won't be in goal for the Stars on Saturday night for their home finale against St. Louis.
The Stars are now listing Turco as day-to-day with an undisclosed lower-body injury. That means Stars backup goalie Tobias Stephan could get the start now.
The Stars this afternoon recalled goalie Matt Climie from Idaho (East Coast Hockey League) under emergency conditions and assigned defenseman Dan Jancevski to Hamilton (American Hockey League).
Stars coach Dave Tippett said after practice today in Frisco that he'll wait to make a decision on whether Turco will start in goal until Saturday morning. He said it will all depend on how Turco feels Saturday morning.
From the Stars:
Climie, 26, has a 27-12-1 record with an ECHL-best 2.30 goals-against-average, a .915 save percentage and four shutouts. The native of Leduc, Alta. was named the RBK ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 23-29, and received the CCM ECHL Rookie of the Month for December, after going 5-1-0 with a 2.31 GAA and a .920 save percentage for the month.
The 6-3, 205-pound goaltender was 2-0-0 at the 2008 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Mich., helping the Stars win the championship. He finished his four-year career at Bemidji State ranked first in school history in shutouts (12) and second in save percentage (.908). He earned First-Team All-CHA honors as a junior, and was selected to the Second Team All-CHA squad as a senior. Climie was signed by Dallas as a free agent on Mar. 20, 2008.
Jancevski, 27, has gone scoreless in three games with the Stars this season, and has now skated in nine career NHL games, recording two penalty minutes. The 6-3, 218-pound defenseman made his NHL debut with the Stars on Feb. 4, 2006 at St. Louis.
Originally selected by Dallas in the second round (No. 66 overall) of the 1999 Entry Draft, Jancevski has recorded 28 points (1 goal, 27 assists) and 70 penalty minutes in 72 games with Hamilton this season. Among Bulldogs defensemen, he ranks tied for first in assists and second in points, and is third on the team overall in plus/minus (+23).
A native of Windsor, Ont., Jancevski posted 14 points (3 goals, 11 assists) in 22 Calder Cup Playoff games in 2006-07, helping Hamilton win the AHL championship. He served as captain for Iowa (AHL) during the club's inaugural season of 2005-06.
-- Brandon George
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