# 2006–07 Dallas Stars season

The 2006–07 Dallas Stars season was the 14th season for the Dallas Stars, and the 40th overall of the franchise. The Stars made one major acquisition, Eric Lindros. With Marty Turco still in goal, and Mike Modano and captain Brenden Morrow leading the team, the Stars qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

## Off-season

Brenden Morrow was named team captain on September 29.

## Regular season

The Stars tied the Toronto Maple Leafs for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season, with three.

### Season standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 258 | 208 | 110 |
| 2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 258 | 199 | 107 |
| 3 | 6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 226 | 197 | 107 |
| 4 | 14 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 227 | 283 | 68 |
| 5 | 15 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 216 | 284 | 67 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z-Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 254 | 199 | 113 |
| 2 | y-Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 258 | 208 | 110 |
| 3 | y-Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 222 | 201 | 105 |
| 4 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 272 | 212 | 110 |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 258 | 199 | 107 |
| 6 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 226 | 197 | 107 |
| 7 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 235 | 191 | 104 |
| 8 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 258 | 226 | 96 |
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| 9 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 272 | 251 | 95 |
| 10 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 214 | 254 | 81 |
| 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 201 | 249 | 73 |
| 12 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 195 | 248 | 71 |
| 13 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 201 | 258 | 71 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 227 | 283 | 68 |
| 15 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 216 | 284 | 67 |
bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

## Playoffs

The Dallas Stars ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's sixth seed.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2006–07 regular season :
October: 9–2–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 5–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 4Dallas3 – 2ColoradoOTTurco18,0071–0–02Recap
2October 7New Jersey1 – 3DallasTurco18,5322–0–04Recap
3October 12Dallas4 – 1Los AngelesTurco14,1673–0–06Recap
4October 14Dallas4 – 1Los AngelesTurco17,0524–0–08Recap
5October 15Dallas4 – 3AnaheimSOTurco15,2695–0–010Recap
6October 17Dallas0 – 2San JoseTurco16,3805–1–010Recap
7October 20Chicago4 – 5DallasTurco18,1986–1–012Recap
8October 21Dallas4 – 0PhoenixSmith14,2697–1–014Recap
9October 23Vancouver1 – 2DallasTurco16,6398–1–016Recap
10October 27Detroit4 – 3DallasTurco18,5848–2–016Recap
11October 28Los Angeles2 – 3DallasSmith17,7119–2–018Recap :
November: 7–7–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–6–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 1St. Louis1 – 4DallasTurco17,63410–2–020Recap
13November 3Dallas3 – 2EdmontonTurco16,83911–2–022Recap
14November 6Dallas1 – 2VancouverSmith18,63011–3–022Recap
15November 7Dallas1 – 3CalgaryTurco19,28911–4–022Recap
16November 9Dallas1 – 0PhoenixTurco13,19712–4–024Recap
17November 15NY Islanders3 – 0DallasTurco17,64312–5–024Recap
18November 17Dallas5 – 3AtlantaTurco18,54513–5–026Recap
19November 18Dallas4 – 5CarolinaTurco18,63913–6–026Recap
20November 20Colorado4 – 5DallasSmith17,49114–6–028Recap
21November 22Nashville0 – 1DallasSmith17,85315–6–030Recap
22November 24Los Angeles3 – 5DallasSmith18,53216–6–032Recap
23November 27Dallas1 – 2DetroitTurco20,06616–7–032Recap
24November 29Dallas1 – 2ChicagoTurco13,16416–8–032Recap
25November 30Dallas3 – 4WashingtonSmith10,91216–9–032Recap :
December: 9–6–0 (home: 5–4–0; road: 4–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
26December 2Minnesota3 – 4DallasSOTurco17,02717–9–034Recap
27December 4San Jose0 – 1DallasTurco17,05618–9–036Recap
28December 6Phoenix0 – 3DallasTurco16,92719–9–038Recap
29December 8Edmonton2 – 0DallasTurco17,18219–10–038Recap
30December 9Dallas4 – 3PhoenixOTTurco15,32020–10–040Recap
31December 12Columbus3 – 1DallasTurco17,41120–11–040Recap
32December 14NY Rangers5 – 2DallasSmith17,78820–12–040Recap
33December 16Dallas4 – 3Los AngelesSOTurco15,84621–12–042Recap
34December 20Dallas1 – 4AnaheimTurco17,17421–13–042Recap
35December 21Dallas3 – 0San JoseTurco17,49622–13–044Recap
36December 23Edmonton2 – 3DallasTurco18,13623–13–046Recap
37December 26Dallas1 – 2ChicagoTurco14,27823–14–046Recap
38December 27Dallas5 – 4ColoradoTurco18,00724–14–048Recap
39December 29Nashville1 – 4DallasTurco18,53225–14–050Recap
40December 31San Jose4 – 2DallasTurco18,58425–15–050Recap :
January: 5–4–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
41January 3Dallas1 – 2VancouverSOTurco18,63025–15–151Recap
42January 4Dallas6 – 5EdmontonSOTurco16,83926–15–153Recap
43January 6Dallas2 – 4CalgaryTurco19,28926–16–153Recap
44January 9Phoenix5 – 2DallasTurco18,53226–17–153Recap
45January 11Anaheim5 – 1DallasTurco18,53226–18–153Recap
46January 15Los Angeles1 – 3DallasTurco17,99227–18–155Recap
47January 17Calgary2 – 4DallasTurco18,53228–18–157Recap
48January 20Dallas2 – 1MinnesotaSOTurco18,56829–18–159Recap
49January 26Pittsburgh4 – 3DallasSOTurco18,59429–18–260Recap
50January 28Dallas1 – 4AnaheimTurco17,33129–19–260Recap
51January 30Dallas3 – 2San JoseSOTurco17,49630–19–262Recap :
February: 9–2–0 (home: 6–1–0; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
52February 1Dallas4 – 2San JoseTurco17,49631–19–264Recap
53February 3Dallas0 – 2St. LouisTurco16,62731–20–264Recap
54February 6Minnesota2 – 4DallasSmith17,66032–20–266Recap
55February 10Anaheim0 – 1DallasSmith17,79333–20–268Recap
56February 11Colorado5 – 7DallasSmith17,50634–20–270Recap
57February 14Detroit3 – 1DallasSmith18,03734–21–270Recap
58February 18San Jose2 – 5DallasTurco17,84935–21–272Recap
59February 20Dallas1 – 2MinnesotaSOTurco18,56835–21–373Recap
60February 23Anaheim1 – 4DallasSmith17,63436–21–375Recap
61February 25Vancouver1 – 2DallasOTTurco17,71237–21–377Recap
62February 27Dallas2 – 1Tampa BayOTTurco19,22538–21–379Recap :
March: 11–2–3 (home: 5–1–1; road: 6–1–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
63March 1Dallas1 – 2FloridaOTSmith11,82238–21–480Recap
64March 2Columbus3 – 2DallasSOTurco17,14738–21–581Recap
65March 4San Jose4 – 0DallasTurco18,00238–22–581Recap
66March 8Dallas4 – 0St. LouisSmith11,13138–23–581Recap
67March 9Dallas3 – 0ColumbusTurco17,28439–23–583Recap
68March 11Los Angeles3 – 4DallasOTTurco17,47840–23–585Recap
69March 13Philadelphia2 – 3DallasSmith17,61841–23–587Recap
70March 15Calgary2 – 4DallasTurco18,53242–23–589Recap
71March 17Dallas2 – 3NashvilleTurco17,11342–24–589Recap
72March 18Phoenix4 – 5DallasOTTurco18,31843–24–591Recap
73March 21Dallas4 – 2Los AngelesSmith17,83844–24–593Recap
74March 23Dallas2 – 3AnaheimOTTurco17,42144–24–694Recap
75March 24Dallas4 – 3PhoenixSOTurco17,52245–24–696Recap
76March 27Phoenix0 – 6DallasTurco18,53246–24–698Recap
77March 30Dallas4 – 3DetroitSOSmith20,06647–24–6100Recap
78March 31Dallas4 – 2NashvilleTurco17,11348–24–6102Recap :
April: 2–1–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–0–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
79April 2St. Louis4 – 2DallasTurco18,53248–25–6102Recap
80April 5Dallas1 – 2ColumbusOTTurco15,99748–25–7103Recap
81April 6Anaheim1 – 2DallasSOTurco18,58449–25–7105Recap
82April 8Chicago2 – 3DallasTurco17,93250–25–7107Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2007 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Canucks win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 11Dallas4 – 5Vancouver4OTTurco18,6300 – 1Recap
2April 13Dallas2 – 0VancouverTurco18,6301 – 1Recap
3April 15Vancouver2 – 1DallasOTTurco18,5321 – 2Recap
4April 17Vancouver2 – 1DallasTurco18,5321 – 3Recap
5April 19Dallas1 – 0VancouverOTTurco18,6302 – 3Recap
6April 21Vancouver0 – 2DallasTurco18,6003 – 3Recap
7April 23Dallas1 – 4VancouverTurco18,6303 – 4Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 63 | Mike Ribeiro | C | 81 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 4 |
| 56 | Sergei Zubov | D | 78 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Philippe Boucher | D | 76 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 2 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 6 |
| 36 | Jussi Jokinen | C | 82 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jere Lehtinen | RW | 73 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 9 | Mike Modano | C | 59 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Brenden Morrow | LW | 40 | 16 | 15 | 31 | −2 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 18 |
| 15 | Niklas Hagman | LW | 82 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 10 |
| 88 | Eric Lindros | C | 49 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −1 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| 14 | Stu Barnes | C | 82 | 13 | 12 | 25 | −2 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Antti Miettinen | RW | 74 | 11 | 14 | 25 | −5 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Jeff Halpern | C | 76 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −7 | 78 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| 5 | Darryl Sydor | D | 74 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −4 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Loui Eriksson | LW | 59 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Stephane Robidas | D | 75 | 0 | 17 | 17 | −1 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 17 | Ladislav Nagy† | LW | 25 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Trevor Daley | D | 74 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 4 |
| 27 | Patrik Stefan | C | 41 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Jaroslav Modry‡ | D | 57 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 77 | Matthew Barnaby | RW | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Joel Lundqvist | C | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 50 | Krys Barch | RW | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Mathias Tjarnqvist‡ | RW | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Steve Ott | C | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −4 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 35 | Marty Turco | G | 67 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 65 | Chris Conner | W | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Jon Klemm | D | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Nolan Baumgartner† | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Mattias Norstrom† | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Junior Lessard | RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nicklas Grossmann | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Vojtech Polak | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Mike Smith | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 35 | Marty Turco | 67 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 1564 | 140 | 2.23 | .910 | 6 | 3764 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 229 | 11 | 1.30 | .952 | 3 | 509 |
| 41 | Mike Smith | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 511 | 45 | 2.23 | .912 | 3 | 1213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Mike Smith (Goaltender) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Philippe Boucher |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Marty Turco |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | Marty Turco (October 15) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Second Star of the Week | Marty Turco (January 21) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Week | Mike Smith (November 26) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Week | Mike Smith (February 11) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Week | Mike Modano (March 18) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Jussi Jokinen |
| Team | Star of the Game Award | Mike Modano |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Loui Eriksson | October 4, 2006 |
| First game | Mike Smith | October 21, 2006 |
| First game | Nicklas Grossmann | December 2, 2006 |
| First game | Joel Lundqvist | December 4, 2006 |
| First game | Chris Conner | December 8, 2006 |
| First game | Krys Barch | January 15, 2007 |
| 25th shutout | Marty Turco | November 9, 2006 |
| 1,000th game played | Stu Barnes | November 30, 2006 |
| 1,000th game played | Sergei Zubov | March 15, 2007 |

## Transactions

The Stars were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | To Atlanta ThrashersNiko Kapanen7th-round pick in the 2006 | To Dallas StarsJaroslav ModryPatrik Stefan |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 4th-round pick in 2008 | To Dallas Stars Darryl Sydor |
| September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30) | To Montreal CanadiensJanne Niinimaa5th-round pick in the 2007 | To Dallas StarsMike Ribeiro6th-round pick in the 2008 |
| February 12, 2007 (2007-02-12) | To Phoenix Coyotes Mathias Tjarnqvist1st-round pick in the 2007 | To Dallas StarsLadislav Nagy |
| February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23) | To Anaheim DucksFuture considerations | To Dallas StarsShane Endicott |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To Los Angeles Kings Jaroslav ModryRights to Johan Fransson1st-round pick in the 20082nd-round pick in the 20073rd-round pick in the 2007 | To Dallas StarsMattias NorstromKonstantin Pushkarev3rd-round pick in the 20074th-round pick in the 2007 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05) | Matthew Barnaby | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05) | Jeff Halpern | Washington Capitals | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) | Marty Sertich | Colorado College (WCHA) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Chris Conner | Michigan Tech (WCHA) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Eric Lindros | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) | Krys Barch | Iowa Stars (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| February 2, 2007 (2007-02-02) | Aaron Gagnon | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24) | Nolan Baumgartner | Philadelphia Flyers | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) | Bill Guerin | St. Louis Blues | Buyout |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Johan Hedberg | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (III) |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Willie Mitchell | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (III) |
| July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) | Jason Arnott | Nashville Predators | Free agency (III) |
| July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) | Patrick Traverse | San Jose Sharks | Free agency (III) |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Dan Jancevski | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (VI) |
| July 31, 2006 (2006-07-31) | David Oliver | Rogle BK (Allsvenskan) | Free agency (III) |
| September 6, 2006 (2006-09-06) | Jaroslav Svoboda | HC Znojemsti Orli (ELH) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10) | Mike Siklenka | Leksands IF (Allsvenskan) | Free agency (VI) |
| October 15, 2006 (2006-10-15) | Nathan Perrott | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | Free agency (III) |
| October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17) | Jeremy Stevenson | Amarillo Gorillas (CHL) | Free agency (III) |
| October 26, 2006 (2006-10-26) | David Bararuk | Ilves (Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) |
| December 11, 2006 (2006-12-11) | Garrett Burnett | St-Jean Chiefs (LNAH) | Free agency (III) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 28, 2006 (2006-06-28) | Jon Klemm | 1-year | Option exercised |
| June 28, 2006 (2006-06-28) | Mathias Tjarnqvist | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) | Mike Smith | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) | Steve Ott | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12) | Vadim Khomitsky | 1-year | Entry-level |
| July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) | Junior Lessard | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) | Dan Ellis | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 31, 2006 (2006-08-31) | Trevor Daley | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16) | Jere Lehtinen | 2-year | Extension |
| September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21) | Brenden Morrow | 6-year | Extension |
| October 20, 2006 (2006-10-20) | James Neal | 3-year | Entry-level |
| December 6, 2006 (2006-12-06) | Stephane Robidas | 3-year | Extension |
| February 7, 2007 (2007-02-07) | Mike Smith | 2-year | Extension |
| March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19) | Matt Niskanen | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 26, 2007 (2007-03-26) | Richard Clune | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01) | Krys Barch | 1-year | Extension |
| May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15) | Tom Wandell | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Dallas' picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 27 | Ivan Vishnevskiy (D) | Russia | Dallas Stars | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 90 | Aaron Snow (LW) | Canada | Dallas Stars | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
| 4 | 120 | Richard Bachman (G) | United States | Dallas Stars | Cushing Academy (USHS-MA) |
| 5 | 138 | David McIntyre (C) | Canada | Dallas Stars (from Tampa Bay) | Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJRA) |
| 5 | 150 | Max Warn (LW) | Finland | Dallas Stars | HIFK Jr. (Fin. Jr.) |