9:25 AM - Erik Cole () inked an honorary deal with Carolina to allow him to retire as a member of the Hurricanes, Lindsay Kramer of Syracuse.com reports.

5:55 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Wings right wing Erik Cole left Tuesday's game versus the Coyotes with an upper-body injury according to the Detroit News.

6:58 PM - Erik Cole (Dal) Wings right wing Erik Cole scored the only goal of Thursday's game for Detroit as the Wings fell to the Panthers, 3-1.

1:12 PM - Erik Cole (Dal) right wing Erik Cole recorded two points on Tuesday night.

4:35 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) right wing Erik Cole recorded two points on Tuesday night.

5:06 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Dallas Stars won't buy out the final season of Erik Cole's contract.

12:35 PM - Erik Cole (Dal) coach Lindy Ruff confirmed that Erik Cole was a healthy scratch and not an injured player on Monday.

2:17 PM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole might be a healthy scratch on Monday in Game 3.

10:35 PM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole (upper body) returned to action Saturday.

5:03 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole (upper body) will travel with the Stars, but he isn't expected to play Tuesday night.

5:52 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) doesn't sound like Erik Cole (upper body) will be available to play on Friday or Saturday.

3:15 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole missed Saturday's game with an upper-body injury.

7:13 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole, who missed Friday's practice, is still expected to play Saturday afternoon against Ottawa.

4:01 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole potted a power-play goal in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Minnesota.

7:15 PM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole scored two goals (including the game-winner) as the Dallas Stars beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Tuesday.

7:26 PM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole scored two goals for the Stars in a 4-1 win over Nashville on Friday night.

7:42 PM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole scored a goal and added two assists for Dallas in a 4-1 win over the Canucks on Thursday.

8:45 PM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole was the only Stars goal scorer Thursday as Dallas was upended by Nashville by a score of 3-1.

5:50 PM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole scored the game winner for the Dallas Stars in their 2-1 victory over the Canucks in Vancouver Sunday night.

9:02 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole had only 10:16 of ice time against the Avalanche Friday night.

11:23 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole is projected to play against Calgary Thursday night.

10:01 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole is day-to-day because of a nagging issue from an old injury.

10:21 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole will start on Dallas' third line Saturday night against Minnesota.

7:16 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole scored his first goal of the season.

6:19 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole played alongside Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin during a scrimmage on Saturday.

6:48 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole might end up playing in the top-six forward group of the Dallas Stars this season.

5:56 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole had an assist on Thursday.

5:59 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole netted a power-play goal on Thursday.

3:59 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole scored his first goal in a Dallas uniform since getting traded earlier in the week.

10:01 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole denied that he had a feud with former teammate, PK Subban.

6:11 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole's Stars debut didn't exactly go as planned.

11:14 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole will make his Dallas debut Thursday night on the third line with Reilly Smith and Cody Eakin.

5:39 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Cole is expected to make his Dallas Stars debut on Thursday.

6:07 AM - Erik Cole (Dal) Dallas Stars are hoping that a change of scenery breaks Erik Cole out of his season-long slump.

2:21 PM - Erik Cole (Dal) Montreal Canadiens traded Erik Cole to the Dallas Stars for Michael Ryder.

6:51 PM - Erik Cole (Mtl) winger Erik Cole ended a slump Saturday night with a goal and an assist in the Montreal Canadiens' 3-0 shutout of the visiting New York Rangers.

6:23 AM - Erik Cole (Mtl) return of Brendan Gallagher to the lineup will mean that Erik Cole will drop down a line and skate alongside Lars Eller and Alex Galchenyuk.

5:57 AM - Erik Cole (Mtl) Cole was limited to just 11:09 minutes on Saturday.

7:37 AM - Erik Cole (Mtl) Cole backtracked on his thoughts of early retirement slightly when asked to clarify his past statement on Tuesday.

2:08 PM - Erik Cole (Mtl) Cole hasn't ruled out the possibility of retiring after the shortened season.

6:34 AM - Erik Cole (Mtl) Cole still harbors some ill feelings about the lockout.

5:19 AM - Erik Cole (Mtl) Cole is healthy and ready for the season to start following the resolution of the labor dispute between the league and its players.