Shawn Simpson: The Stars made forward a healthy scratch yesterday. He has another year left on his deal at $7.5 million.
Scott Burnside: Stars GM Jim Nill said that he expects Spezza to play tonight in Detroit and added: “Like I said I think he knows he can be better too and we need more from him. I think we got a really good thing going here and he’s a big part of it, he’s one of our leaders, and we want him at his best.”
Bob McKenzie: Spezza has a full NMC and a modified NTC, but he’s only able to be traded at specific times of the year.