I had a conversation with Dallas Stars Director of Amateur Scouting Joe McDonnell on Sunday for a story about the NHL Draft Combine and how the Stars gathered information for the upcoming draft. (You can read that story here). I also picked McDonnell’s brain on a couple other things, including drafting goalies and asked for […]
Dallas Stars use Draft Combine to gather final notes, put names to faces with prospects
For the Dallas Stars the NHL Draft Combine was an opportunity to gather some final notes and put names to faces with some of the more unfamiliar prospects on their draft board. The Stars had formal interviews with 38 prospects during the combine in Buffalo and it wasn’t necessarily a list of players the Stars […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Shane Bowers
By conventional wisdom the Dallas Stars tipped their hand on Shane Bowers and seemingly aren’t interested in the 6-foot-1.5, 178.28 pound center from the Waterloo Blackhawks. That’s because at this week’s NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo the Stars were the only team that didn’t meet with Bowers for an interview. That could mean a couple […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Kole Lind
Stylistically it’s hard to classify Kelowna Rockets right wing Kole Lind. He has the foundation and mindset to play more like a power forward, but at the moment he doesn’t have the size or muscle mass to be a physical force at the next level. Lind could also turn into more of a playmaker, but […]
STARS MAILBAG: Vegas, Val, trade thoughts, and bolstering up the blue line
Couple weeks ago I ran a reader survey here at Wrong Side of the Red Line. It was an informative look at my reader base and it’s going to help me shape Dallas Stars coverage at this site for the 2017-18 season. I’ll be laying out full plans later this summer, but based on your […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Jason Robertson
With Jason Robertson’s performance this past season you’d think he’d be higher on draft boards. As a 17-year-old on low-scoring Kingston Frontenacs team Robertson had 42 goals and 81 points in 68 OHL games. That’s pretty close to the production of Owen Tippet (44 goals, 75 points in 60 game for the Mississauga Steelheads), who […]