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02/26/2008 - Calder Corner: Matt Niskanen

Stars rookie Matt Niskanen made a very smooth transition to the pro game after leaving college two years early.

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12/17/2007 - Colton Sceviour benefits from change of scenery

Benefiting from a mid-season trade to the Lethbridge Hurricanes, Dallas Stars prospect Colton Sceviour has one eye on the current WHL season and the other firmly on his NHL dreams.

10/14/2007 - Stars Top 20 prospects, Fall 2007

Matt Niskanen moves into the top spot on the Dallas Stars Top 20.

06/26/2007 - Stars 2007 draft review

Nico Sacchetti headlines the Stars selections in 2007.

06/17/2007 - Stars 2007 draft preview

The Dallas Stars do not own a first-round pick in 2007, having traded it to Phoenix.

06/10/2007 - Stars 2002 draft evaluation

Of the Stars’ 12 picks in 2002, only Trevor Daley has played in the NHL. 

04/05/2007 - Q&A with Matt Watkins

North Dakota sophomore and Dallas Stars prospect Matt Watkins has been on a roll in postseason play, helping to guide the Fighting Sioux to yet another Frozen Four appearance.

03/04/2007 - Eriksson feeling more comfortable in Dallas

Though he hasn't entirely settled in yet, Loui Eriksson is growing more comfortable and holding onto his roster spot.

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Organizational Depth Chart

  • Team Strengths:
    1 Defensive defensemen
    2 Two-way forwards
  • Team Weaknesses:
    1 Lack of bluechip offense
    2 Need infusion of young goaltending prospects

Player Highlighted Legend
(defines league playing in)

  • Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
  • Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
  • Playing in NCAA
  • Playing in Europe
  • Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
  • Not Categorized Yet

The player is projected on making it to the NHL on a grading scale of 1-10.
Player Rating System Rules - Hockey's Future Prospect Criteria

Left Wingers

  1. Chris Conner 6.0B
  2. Aaron Snow 6.5C
  3. Vojtech Polak 7.0D
  4. Richard Clune 6.0C
  5. Jamie Benn 6.5D
  6. John Lammers 6.5D
  7. Michael Neal 5.5C
  8. Francis Wathier 4.5B
  9. Luke Gazdic 5.0C

Centers

  1. James Neal 7.0C
  2. Marty Sertich 7.0C
  3. Nico Sacchetti 7.0C
  4. Perttu Lindgren 6.5C
  5. Aaron Gagnon 6.0C
  6. David McIntyre 6.0C
  7. Ondrej Roman 6.0C
  8. Alexander Naurov 6.5D
  9. Matt Watkins 6.5D
  10. Tom Wandell 6.5D
  11. Matt McKnight 6.0D
  12. Jarkko A. Immonen 3.5B

Right Wingers

  1. Sergei Korostin 7.0D
  2. Raymond Sawada 6.0C
  3. Konstantin Pushkarev 6.5D
  4. Brandon Crombeen 5.5C
  5. Janos Vas 5.5C
  6. Austin Smith 6.0D
  7. Colton Sceviour 6.0D
  8. Max Warn 5.0C
  9. Marius Holtet 5.5D
  10. Fredrik Naslund 4.5D
  11. Sergei Kukushin 4.5D

Defensemen

  1. Mark Fistric 6.5B
  2. Ivan Vishnevskiy 7.0C
  3. Vadim Khomitski 6.0D

Defensemen

  1. Trevor Ludwig 5.5D
  2. Lukas Vomela 6.0F

Goaltenders

  1. Tobias Stephan 6.0C
  2. Richard Bachman 6.0D
  3. Pat McGann 5.5D

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