It’s kind of fitting the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights are meeting on opening night, because both teams have a bit of a hoarding problem on the back end. While the Stars have mismanaged eight defenders over the past two seasons and have eight again heading into this season, Vegas at this point has […]
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 Miro Heiskanen with the No. 3 pick
CHICAGO — With the No. 3 pick in the NHL Entry Draft the Dallas Stars have selected Finnish defender Miro Heiskanen. Here is a quick scouting report on Heiskanen from my draft guide: If any player is going to oust Nolan Patrick and Nico Hischier from the top two it’s Finnish defender Miro Heiskanen. Heiskanen […]
STARS MAILBAG: Too quiet on the movement front? Russian mentors and setting goalie market
In two weeks the NHL Entry Draft will be held in Chicago, which means my annual draft guide will publish next week for subscribers. The draft guide features scouting reports and notes on more than 100 prospects and stories on how the Stars will approach the draft. In the past it’s been built as a […]