CHICAGO — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill got the official confirmation around lunch time on Wednesday. Nill always had an idea that Cody Eakin would be the selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL Expansion Draft. But Nill wasn’t certain and he prefers to work in absolutes rather than hearsay. So while […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Expansion lists, Val, Vegas, and Eakin
The Dallas Stars protection list is set and NHL expansion is officially less than 72 hours away. How will the next three days look for the Stars? Are there side deals being made with the Vegas Golden Knights? And who ultimately ends up in Vegas? Ryan Satkowiak and I sat down to discuss on Sunday […]
Dallas Stars protection list finalized, Cody Eakin and Dan Hamhuis exposed
The Dallas Stars protection list is out for the 2017 NHL Expansion draft and the following players are protected: Forwards Jamie Benn, Jason Spezza, Tyler Seguin, Radek Faksa, Valeri Nichushkin, Antoine Roussel, Brett Ritchie Defenders John Klingberg, Esa Lindell, Stephen Johns Goalie Ben Bishop The following players are exposed: Forwards Cody Eakin, Curtis McKenzie, Adam […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: The Dallas Stars and the expansion draft
The NHL season officially came to an end on Sunday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. And now our focus turns toward the expansion draft, which will be a key building block for the Vegas Golden Knights and selections will be announced on […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Isaac Ratcliffe
When the Dallas Stars picked at No. 25 in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft they took a big and gangly-looking left winger with real potential, but still needed some work. If Dallas wanted to double down in that area after taking Riley Tufte in 2016 they could select Guelph Storm left wing Isaac Ratcliffe (if […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Urho Vaakanainen
The Dallas Stars like to take fliers on Finnish defensemen in the NHL Draft. Since 2013 the Stars have drafted four Finnish blue liners. Some have panned out (Julius Honka and Esa Lindell) while others haven’t (Aleksi Makela and Miro Karjalainen). Dallas could add to that crop at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in Chicago, […]