# 2007–08 Dallas Stars season

The 2007–08 Dallas Stars season began on October 3, 2007 and was the franchise's 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL) and its 15th as the Dallas Stars. The Stars made the Western Conference Finals but failed to represent the Conference in the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals after being defeated by the Detroit Red Wings.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
* The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23.
* The free agency period began on July 1.

## Regular season
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 |
| 2 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 |
| 3 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
| 2 | y – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 |
| 3 | y – Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 223 | 218 | 98 |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 |
| 6 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 231 | 219 | 95 |
| 7 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 229 | 227 | 94 |
| 8 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
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| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 235 | 251 | 88 |
| 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
| 11 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 213 | 215 | 88 |
| 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
| 14 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner

## Schedule and results

* Green background indicates win (2 points).
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

### October

Record: 5–5–2; Home: 3–2–1; Road 2–3–1:
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 1 | October 3 | Dallas | 3 – 4 | Colorado | | Turco | 17,487 | 0–1–0 | 0 |
| 2 | October 5 | Boston | 1 – 4 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,532 | 1–1–0 | 2 |
| 3 | October 6 | Dallas | 1 – 5 | Nashville | | Smith | 13,079 | 1–2–0 | 2 |
| 4 | October 10 | Los Angeles | 1 – 5 | Dallas | | Turco | 16,129 | 2–2–0 | 4 |
| 5 | October 12 | Calgary | 3 – 2 | Dallas | OT | Turco | 17,132 | 2–2–1 | 5 |
| 6 | October 13 | Dallas | 1 – 2 | Chicago | OT | Stephan | 11,868 | 2–2–2 | 6 |
| 7 | October 17 | Dallas | 3 – 2 | Columbus | OT | Smith | 11,820 | 3–2–2 | 8 |
| 8 | October 20 | Anaheim | 1 – 3 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,057 | 4–2–2 | 10 |
| 9 | October 25 | Dallas | 1 – 2 | Los Angeles | | Turco | 14,559 | 4–3–2 | 10 |
| 10 | October 27 | Dallas | 5 – 3 | Phoenix | | Smith | 13,741 | 5–3–2 | 12 |
| 11 | October 29 | San Jose | 4 – 2 | Dallas | | Turco | 17,546 | 5–4–2 | 12 |
| 12 | October 31 | Chicago | 5 – 4 | Dallas | | Smith | 14,756 | 5–5–2 | 12 |

### November

Record: 8–4–2; Home: 4–1–1; road: 4–3–1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 13 | November 2 | Phoenix | 5 – 0 | Dallas | | Smith | 18,203 | 5–6–2 | 12 |
| 14 | November 5 | Dallas | 5 – 0 | Anaheim | | Turco | 17,174 | 6–6–2 | 14 |
| 15 | November 7 | Dallas | 3 – 1 | San Jose | | Turco | 17,496 | 7–6–2 | 16 |
| 16 | November 8 | Dallas | 2 – 5 | Phoenix | | Turco | 12,027 | 7–7–2 | 16 |
| 17 | November 10 | Dallas | 5 – 6 | Los Angeles | OT | Turco | 18,118 | 7–7–3 | 17 |
| 18 | November 14 | San Jose | 4 – 3 | Dallas | SO | Turco | 17,682 | 7–7–4 | 18 |
| 19 | November 16 | Colorado | 1 – 6 | Dallas | | Smith | 18,019 | 8–7–4 | 20 |
| 20 | November 19 | Los Angeles | 0 – 3 | Dallas | | Smith | 17,208 | 9–7–4 | 22 |
| 21 | November 21 | Anaheim | 1 – 2 | Dallas | | Smith | 18,584 | 10–7–4 | 24 |
| 22 | November 23 | Toronto | 1 – 3 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,409 | 11–7–4 | 26 |
| 23 | November 25 | Dallas | 3 – 2 | NY Rangers | | Smith | 18,200 | 12–7–4 | 28 |
| 24 | November 26 | Dallas | 3 – 2 | NY Islanders | OT | Turco | 8,161 | 13–7–4 | 30 |
| 25 | November 28 | Dallas | 2 – 4 | New Jersey | | Turco | 13,665 | 13–8–4 | 30 |
| 26 | November 30 | Dallas | 1 – 4 | Pittsburgh | | Smith | 17,132 | 13–9–4 | 30 |

### December

Record: 10–4–0; Home: 5–3–0; road: 5–1–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 27 | December 1 | Dallas | 4–1 | Philadelphia | | Turco | 19,660 | 14–9–4 | 32 |
| 28 | December 3 | Dallas | 2–1 | Columbus | SO | Turco | 12,233 | 15–9–4 | 34 |
| 29 | December 5 | San Jose | 3–2 | Dallas | | Turco | 17,318 | 15–10–4 | 34 |
| 30 | December 7 | Ottawa | 4–2 | Dallas | | Smith | 18,016 | 15–11–4 | 34 |
| 31 | December 10 | Edmonton | 4–5 | Dallas | | Turco | 17,833 | 16–11–4 | 36 |
| 32 | December 13 | Los Angeles | 1–4 | Dallas | | Turco | 17,913 | 17–11–4 | 38 |
| 33 | December 15 | Dallas | 4–2 | San Jose | | Turco | 17,496 | 18–11–4 | 40 |
| 34 | December 18 | Dallas | 2–1 | Edmonton | SO | Turco | 16,839 | 19–11–4 | 42 |
| 35 | December 20 | Dallas | 2–3 | Vancouver | | Turco | 18,630 | 19–12–4 | 42 |
| 36 | December 21 | Dallas | 3–2 | Calgary | OT | Smith | 19,289 | 20–12–4 | 44 |
| 37 | December 23 | Montreal | 1–4 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,585 | 21–12–4 | 46 |
| 38 | December 26 | Minnesota | 3–8 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,532 | 22–12–4 | 48 |
| 39 | December 29 | St. Louis | 4 – 5 | Dallas | SO | Smith | 18,532 | 23–12–4 | 50 |
| 40 | December 31 | Nashville | 1–0 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,584 | 23–13–4 | 50 |

### January

Record: 5–7–1; Home: 3–3–0; road: 2–4–1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 41 | January 2 | Dallas | 1 – 4 | Detroit | | Turco | 20,066 | 23–14–4 | 50 |
| 42 | January 3 | Dallas | 3 – 6 | Minnesota | | Smith | 18,568 | 23–15–4 | 50 |
| 43 | January 5 | Detroit | 3 – 0 | Dallas | | Smith | 18,584 | 23–16–4 | 50 |
| 44 | January 7 | Minnesota | 1 – 3 | Dallas | | Turco | 17,502 | 24–16–4 | 52 |
| 45 | January 9 | Dallas | 3 – 1 | Chicago | | Turco | 15,469 | 25–16–4 | 54 |
| 46 | January 10 | Dallas | 2 – 4 | St. Louis | | Smith | 16,805 | 25–17–4 | 54 |
| 47 | January 12 | Dallas | 3 – 4 | Los Angeles | SO | Turco | 16,916 | 25–17–5 | 55 |
| 48 | January 15 | Dallas | 2 – 4 | Anaheim | | Turco | 17,174 | 25–18–5 | 55 |
| 49 | January 17 | Dallas | 4 – 2 | San Jose | | Turco | 17,496 | 26–18–5 | 57 |
| 50 | January 19 | Columbus | 1 – 3 | Dallas | | Smith | 17,811 | 27–18–5 | 59 |
| 51 | January 20 | Anaheim | 2 – 5 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,461 | 28–18–5 | 61 |
| 52 | January 22 | Columbus | 4 – 2 | Dallas | | Smith | 17,087 | 28–19–5 | 61 |
| 53 | January 24 | Buffalo | 2 – 1 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,532 | 28–20–5 | 61 |
| 54 | January 29 | Dallas | 4 – 3 | Vancouver | | Turco | 18,630 | 29–20–5 | 63 |

### February

Record: 12–2–0; Home:6–1–0; road: 6–1–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 55 | February 1 | Dallas | 4 – 1 | Edmonton | | Turco | 16,839 | 30–20–5 | 65 |
| 56 | February 2 | Dallas | 2 – 1 | Calgary | | Turco | 19,289 | 31–20–5 | 67 |
| 57 | February 5 | Vancouver | 2 – 3 | Dallas | SO | Turco | 17,642 | 32–20–5 | 69 |
| 58 | February 7 | Dallas | 1 – 0 | Minnesota | | Smith | 18,568 | 33–20–5 | 71 |
| 59 | February 9 | St. Louis | 2 – 6 | Dallas | | Smith | 18,584 | 34–20–5 | 73 |
| 60 | February 11 | Phoenix | 1 – 2 | Dallas | | Turco | 17,622 | 35–20–5 | 75 |
| 61 | February 14 | Dallas | 2 – 5 | Phoenix | | Turco | 12,885 | 35–21–5 | 75 |
| 62 | February 15 | Dallas | 4 – 2 | Anaheim | | Turco | 17,323 | 36–21–5 | 77 |
| 63 | February 17 | Detroit | 0 – 1 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,584 | 37–21–5 | 79 |
| 64 | February 20 | Calgary | 3 – 2 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,584 | 37–22–5 | 79 |
| 65 | February 22 | Edmonton | 2 – 5 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,564 | 38–22–5 | 81 |
| 66 | February 23 | Dallas | 6 – 2 | Nashville | | Smith | 17,113 | 39–22–5 | 83 |
| 67 | February 26 | Dallas | 3 – 1 | St. Louis | | Turco | 19,150 | 40–22–5 | 85 |
| 68 | February 28 | Chicago | 4 – 7 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,584 | 41–22–5 | 87 |

### March

Record: 2–7–2; Home: 1–5–0; road: 1–2–2
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 69 | March 1 | Nashville | 3 – 1 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,584 | 41–23–5 | 87 |
| 70 | March 5 | Phoenix | 2 – 1 | Dallas | | Turco | 17,942 | 41–24–5 | 87 |
| 71 | March 8 | Dallas | 1 – 3 | Colorado | | Turco | 18,007 | 41–25–5 | 87 |
| 72 | March 9 | Colorado | 0 – 3 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,532 | 42–25–5 | 89 |
| 73 | March 13 | Dallas | 3 – 5 | Detroit | | Turco | 19,453 | 42–26–5 | 89 |
| 74 | March 15 | Vancouver | 3 – 4 | Dallas | | Holmqvist | 18,584 | 42–27–5 | 89 |
| 75 | March 19 | Anaheim | 1 – 2 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,584 | 42–28–5 | 89 |
| 76 | March 22 | Los Angeles | 4 – 2 | Dallas | | Turco | 18,532 | 42–29–5 | 89 |
| 77 | March 27 | Dallas | 2 – 3 | San Jose | OT | Turco | 17,496 | 42–29–6 | 90 |
| 78 | March 29 | Dallas | 7 – 2 | Los Angeles | | Turco | 17,849 | 43–29–6 | 92 |
| 79 | March 30 | Dallas | 2 – 3 | Anaheim | SO | Turco | 17,174 | 43–29–7 | 93 |

### April

Record: 2–1–0; Home: 2–0–0; road: 0–1–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 80 | April 3 | Dallas | 2 – 4 | Phoenix | Holmqvist | 18,340 | 43–30–7 | 95 |
| 81 | April 4 | Phoenix | 2 – 4 | Dallas | Holmqvist | 18,584 | 44–30–7 | 95 |
| 82 | April 6 | San Jose | 2 – 4 | Dallas | Turco | 18,532 | 45–30–7 | 97 |

## Playoffs
### Western Conference Quarterfinals

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Decision | Attendance |
| 1 | April 10 | Dallas | 4 – 0 | Anaheim | Turco | 17,191 |
| 2 | April 12 | Dallas | 5 – 2 | Anaheim | Turco | 17,181 |
| 3 | April 15 | Anaheim | 4 – 2 | Dallas | Turco | 18,532 |
| 4 | April 17 | Anaheim | 1 – 3 | Dallas | Turco | 18,532 |
| 5 | April 18 | Dallas | 2 – 5 | Anaheim | Turco | 17,199 |
| 6 | April 20 | Anaheim | 1 – 4 | Dallas | Turco | 18,532 |

### Western Conference semifinals

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Decision | Attendance |
| 1 | April 25 | Dallas | 3 – 2 (OT) | San Jose | Turco | 17,496 |
| 2 | April 27 | Dallas | 5 – 2 | San Jose | Turco | 17,496 |
| 3 | April 29 | San Jose | 1 – 2 (OT) | Dallas | Turco | 18,532 |
| 4 | April 30 | San Jose | 2 – 1 | Dallas | Turco | 18,584 |
| 5 | May 2 | Dallas | 2 – 3 (OT) | San Jose | Turco | 17,496 |
| 6 | May 4 | San Jose | 1 – 2 (4OT)* | Dallas | Turco | 18,584 |
* *Game six was the eighth-longest game in NHL history.

### Western Conference finals

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Decision | Attendance |
| 1 | May 8 | Dallas | 1 – 4 | Detroit | Turco | 20,066 |
| 2 | May 10 | Dallas | 1 – 2 | Detroit | Turco | 20,066 |
| 3 | May 12 | Detroit | 5 – 2 | Dallas | Turco | 18,532 |
| 4 | May 14 | Detroit | 1 – 3 | Dallas | Turco | 18,532 |
| 5 | May 17 | Dallas | 2 – 1 | Detroit | Turco | 20,066 |
| 6 | May 19 | Detroit | 4 – 1 | Dallas | Turco | 18,584 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; ATOI = Average time on ice
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Mike Ribeiro | 76 | 27 | 56 | 83 | 21 | 46 |
| Brenden Morrow | 82 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 23 | 105 |
| †-Brad Richards | 74 | 20 | 42 | 62 | -25 | 15 |
| Mike Modano | 82 | 21 | 36 | 57 | -11 | 48 |
| Niklas Hagman | 82 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 4 | 51 |
| Jere Lehtinen | 48 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 14 |
| Sergei Zubov | 46 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 12 |
| Antti Miettinen | 69 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 34 |
| Loui Eriksson | 65 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 28 |
| Jussi Jokinen | 52 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 14 |
| Stephane Robidas | 82 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 85 |
| Matt Niskanen | 78 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 36 |
| Jeff Halpern | 64 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 40 |
| Trevor Daley | 78 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -1 | 85 |
| Stu Barnes | 79 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -3 | 26 |
| Steve Ott | 73 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 147 |
| Philippe Boucher | 38 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| Joel Lundqvist | 55 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| Mattias Norstrom | 66 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 40 |
| Nicklas Grossmann | 62 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| Chris Conner | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Krys Barch | 48 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 105 |
| Brad Winchester | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 46 |
| Mark Fistric | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| Toby Petersen | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| B. J. Crombeen | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| Todd Fedoruk | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Dan Jancevski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
† denotes: Acquired from Tampa Bay in a trade on February 26, 2008

#### Goaltenders

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | SA | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Marty Turco | 62 | 3627:31 | 32 | 21 | 1543 | 140 | 3 | .909 | 2.32 |
| Mike Smith | 21 | 238:28 | 12 | 9 | 88 | 7 | 1 | .920 | 1.76 |
| †Johan Holmqvist | 2 | 79:59 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 0 | .857 | 3.75 |
| Tobias Stephan | 1 | 60:38 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | .950 | 1.98 |
† denotes: Acquired from Tampa Bay in a trade on February 26, 2008 Italics denotes: Traded to Tampa Bay in a trade on February 26, 2008

### Playoffs
#### Skaters

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM | ATOI |
| Mike Ribeiro | 18 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 21:47 |
| Brenden Morrow | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 23:13 |
| Brad Richards | 18 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 21:00 |
| Mike Modano | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 22 | 19:55 |
| Stephane Robidas | 18 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 25:47 |
| Jere Lehtinen | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20:34 |
| Loui Eriksson | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 18:22 |
| Sergei Zubov | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 4 | 25:43 |
| Joel Lundqvist | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 13:44 |
| Mattias Norstrom | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20:33 |
| Steve Ott | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 22 | 13:34 |
| Matt Niskanen | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 10 | 17:01 |
| Stu Barnes | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15:33 |
| Nicklas Grossmann | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18:41 |
| Niklas Hagman | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13:23 |
| Antti Miettinen | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 10:01 |
| Trevor Daley | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19:15 |
| Toby Petersen | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 08:37 |
| Mark Fistric | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 14:51 |
| B. J. Crombeen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 04:16 |
| Philippe Boucher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 4 | 20:04 |
| Krys Barch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 01:56 |
| Chris Conner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 04:17 |
| Brad Winchester | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | |
Last update: 00:36, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

#### Goaltenders

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | SA | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Marty Turco | 18 | 1152 | 10 | 8 | 511 | 40 | 1 | .922 | 2.08 |
Last update: 00:36, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

## Awards and records
### Milestones

* On November 7, Mike Modano surpassed Phil Housley's record for most points (1,232) by an American-born player, scoring two goals against the San Jose Sharks.
* Dallas' 2–1 win over Phoenix on February 11 was a franchise-record seventh-straight win.
* Dallas' 2–1 quadruple overtime victory over San Jose in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals was the eighth-longest game in NHL history. It was the third time in five years Dallas played in a game that reached the fourth overtime.

## Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

### Trades

| June 23, 2007 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 4th-round pick (94th overall) in 2007 – Maxim Mayorov | To Dallas Stars 5th-round pick (128th overall) in 2007 – Austin Smith 5th-round pick (129th overall) in 2007 – Jamie Benn 5th-round pick (149th overall) in 2007 – Michael Neal |
| February 26, 2008 | To Dallas Stars Brad Richards Johan Holmqvist | To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Smith Jussi Jokinen Jeff Halpern |

### Free agents acquired

| Player | Former team | Contract Terms |
| Toby Petersen | Edmonton Oilers | 1 year, $500,000 |
| Brad Winchester | Edmonton Oilers | 1 year, $475,000 |
| Todd Fedoruk | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 year, $875,000 |
| Trevor Byrne | Washington Capitals | 1 year, $450,000 |

### Free agents lost

| Player | New team |
| Darryl Sydor | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Ladislav Nagy | Los Angeles Kings |
| Dan Ellis | Nashville Predators |
| Jon Klemm | Los Angeles Kings |

## Draft picks

Dallas' picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Stars do not have a first round pick, having dealt it to the Phoenix Coyotes as part of the Ladislav Nagy trade.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 50 | Nico Sacchetti | Centre | United States | Virginia High School (USHS-MN) |
| 3 | 64 | Sergei Korostin | Right wing | Russia | Dynamo Moscow (RSL) |
| 4 | 112 | Colton Sceviour | Right wing | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 5 | 128 | Austin Smith | Right wing | United States | The Gunnery (USHS-CT) |
| 5 | 129 | Jamie Benn | Left wing | Canada | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) |
| 5 | 136 | Ondrej Roman | Left wing | Czech Republic | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 4 | 112 | Michael Neal | Left wing | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 5 | 128 | Luke Gazdic | Left wing | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |

## Farm teams
### Iowa Stars

The Iowa Stars are the Stars American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.

### Idaho Steelheads

The Idaho Steelheads are the Stars affiliate in the ECHL.