I need to make a slight modification to last week’s mailbag. Last week we discussed the Dallas Stars potential lineup if the team were to play baseball. And in that lineup I had Stephen Johns playing right field and hitting cleanup. After posting that lineup I was informed that Stephen Johns actually played center field […]
How the Dallas Stars landed the 2018 NHL Draft
It’s been an important summer for the Dallas Stars. After lofty expectations heading into the 2016-7 season the Stars were one of the NHL’s biggest disappointments. The team was never really in playoff contention and all momentum gained from a second-round playoff appearance and the NHL’s highest-scoring offense in 2016 came to a screeching halt.
Final notes from Chicago: Early success, news on Nichushkin, and 2018 draft in Dallas
CHICAGO — Greetings from the Midway International Airport where I’m waiting for a flight back to Texas after the NHL Entry Draft. As a quick recap, the Dallas Stars had one of the more successful drafts here in Chicago. The Stars snagged the No. 1 target on their draft board, Miro Heiskanen, with the third-overall […]
Dallas Stars happy to draft Jason Robertson, a first-round talent in second round
CHICAGO — The Dallas Stars went into the second round of the NHL Entry Draft with a firm belief they’d still be able to draft a first-round talent with 39th overall pick. Turns out they were right after picking Kingston Frotenacs left wing Jason Robertson, a scoring winger that had 42 goals and 81 points […]
Dallas Stars select Jason Robertson with the No. 39 pick
CHICAGO — The Dallas Stars picked left wing Jason Robertson with the eighth pick of the second round (No. 39 overall) on Saturday morning. A high-scoring winger from the Kingston Frontenacs, Robertson is a bit of a steal for Dallas at No. 39. He was projected as a late-first round pick, but concerns about his […]
Dallas Stars make all the right moves picking Heiskanen and Oettinger in first round
CHICAGO — The Dallas Stars made all the right moves in the first-round of the NHL Entry Draft on Friday at the United Center. With the No. 3 pick the Stars selected Miro Heiskanen and got the best player on their draft board. Later in the first round they made a minor move with the […]