Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars

Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • Upper-echelon forwards are progressing nicely.
  • Copious amounts of sizeable, defensive defensemen.
  • Tremendous amount of overall depth.
Weaknesses
  • Few prospects expected to reach "elite" or "gamebreaker" status.
  • Recent grabs for offensive d-men came up short.
  • Goaltending depth is limited in quantity and quality.

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

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

Goaltenders

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Jack Campbell Pro 8.0 C
2. Tyler Beskorowany Pro 6.5 D
3. Henri Kiviaho Europe 6.5 D
4. Maxime Lagace CHL 6.0 D

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Brett Ritchie Pro 7.5 C
2. Alex Chiasson Pro 7.5 C
3. Matej Stransky CHL 7.0 C
4. Reilly Smith Pro 7.0 C
5. Scott Glennie Pro 7.0 C
6. Cody Payne CHL 6.5 C
7. Branden Troock CHL 6.5 D
8. Austin Smith Pro 6.0 C
9. Colton Sceviour Pro 5.5 B

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Alex Guptill NCAA 7.5 C
2. Matt Fraser Pro 6.5 B
3. Curtis McKenzie NCAA 6.0 C
4. Antoine Roussel Pro 5.5 B
5. Lane MacDermid Pro 5.0 B
6. Luke Gazdic Pro 5.0 C

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Radek Faksa CHL 7.5 C
2. Devin Shore NCAA 7.0 C
3. Mike Winther CHL 7.0 D
4. Emil Molin Europe 7.0 D
5. Scott Winkler NCAA 6.5 C
6. Gemel Smith CHL 6.0 C
7. Mathieu Tousignant Pro 6.0 C
8. Taylor Peters CHL 6.0 C
9. Tristan King Pro 6.0 D

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Jamie Oleksiak Pro 7.5 C
2. Joe Morrow Pro 7.5 C
3. Patrik Nemeth Pro 7.0 C
4. Kevin Connauton Pro 7.0 C
5. Ludvig Bystrom Europe 7.0 D
6. Dmitry Sinitsyn NCAA 7.0 D
7. Brenden Dillon Pro 6.5 A
8. Cameron Gaunce Pro 6.5 B
9. Jyrki Jokipakka Europe 6.5 C
10. John Klingberg Europe 6.5 D
11. Esa Lindell Europe 6.5 D
12. Troy Vance CHL 6.0 C
13. Hubert Labrie Pro 6.0 C
14. Carl Sneep Pro 5.5 B
15. Jace Coyle Pro 4.5 C

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Jack Campbell - Texas Stars

Photo: Goaltender Jack Campbell put together a strong rookie AHL season playing behind the Texas Stars, which captured the best record in the AHL’s Western Conference during the regular season (courtesy of Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

 
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Europe and NCAA well-represented in Dallas Stars prospect pool

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Photo: Senior winger Curtis McKenzie finished the 2012-13 season third in points and first in penalty minutres for the Miami Redhawks (courtesy of Tim G. Zechar/Icon SMI)

The Dallas Stars are not afraid to delve into the European ranks at the pro or junior level. In fact, many of the Stars best defensive prospects were drafted out of Europe and have worked their way up the ranks fairly quickly. Former Stars General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk, a Cornell alum, did not at all mind going for NCAA or NCAA-bound players. As a result, the Stars boast a pretty impressive pipeline coming in from the college ranks.

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Dan DeKeyser - Detroit Red Wings

Photo: Detroit’s signing of Western Michigan defenseman Dan DeKeyser has improved the team’s breakout and transition game (courtesy of Steven King/Icon SMI)

Below is the middle section of the Hockey's Future Spring NHL Team Rankings, the staff's ranking of each NHL team's system based on the strength of the entire prospect pool. For reference, just the top five prospects are listed. To be eligible, a prospect must meet HF's prospect criteria. The ranking is done twice a year, with this edition being an update to the Fall ranking.

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Dallas Stars organization locked and loaded in mid-season Top 20

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Jack Campbell (left) and Jamie Oleksiak - Dallas Stars

Photo: Goaltender Jack Campbell (left) and defenseman Jamie Oleksiak remain the top two prospects in the Stars' pipeline. Oleksiak is one of several young guns who have seen time in the Dallas lineup this season (courtesy of Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Despite a bit of flux in recent years from ownership on down, the Dallas Stars have made it a point to restock their organizational depth with quality prospects. They continually bolster one of the better prospect stables in the league and have a great mix of talent and player types that can fill virtually any role that opens up in the organization in the near future.

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Philip Larsen - Dallas Stars

Photo: Danish blueliner Philip Larsen has earned a full-time spot in Dallas this season after several years of pro experience in the SEL and AHL. (courtesy of Tony Ding/Icon SMI)

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Top Prospects

  1. Jack Campbell
  2. Jamie Oleksiak
  3. Alex Chiasson
  4. Brett Ritchie
  5. Radek Faksa
  6. Alex Guptill
  7. Brenden Dillon
  8. Patrik Nemeth
  9. Reilly Smith
  1. Matej Stransky
  2. Matt Fraser
  3. Devin Shore
  4. Emil Molin
  5. Jyrki Jokipakka
  6. Ludvig Bystrom
  7. Scott Glennie
  8. Scott Winkler
  9. Mike Winther
  10. Troy Vance

Notable Prospects

  1. Tyler Beskorowany
  2. Kevin Connauton
  3. Jace Coyle
  4. Cameron Gaunce
  5. Luke Gazdic
  6. Tristan King
  7. Henri Kiviaho
  8. John Klingberg
  9. Sergei Korostin
  10. Hubert Labrie
  11. Maxime Lagace
  12. Esa Lindell
  1. Lane MacDermid
  2. Curtis McKenzie
  3. Joe Morrow
  4. Cody Payne
  5. Taylor Peters
  6. Colton Sceviour
  7. Dmitry Sinitsyn
  8. Austin Smith
  9. Gemel Smith
  10. Carl Sneep
  11. Mathieu Tousignant
  12. Branden Troock
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