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. Philippe Desrosiers CHL 7.5 C
3. Brent Moran CHL 7.0 D
4. Henri Kiviaho Europe 6.5 D
5. Maxime Lagace CHL 5.5 F

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Brett Ritchie Pro 7.5 C
2. Branden Troock CHL 7.5 D
3. Matej Stransky Pro 7.0 D

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Jason Dickinson CHL 7.5 C
2. Brendan Ranford Pro 7.5 D
3. Cole Ully CHL 7.0 C
4. Curtis McKenzie Pro 6.5 C
5. Remi Elie CHL 6.5 C
6. Ludwig Karlsson Pro 6.5 D
7. John Nyberg Europe 6.5 D
8. Matej Paulovic Europe 6.0 D

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Devin Shore NCAA 7.5 C
2. Brett Pollock CHL 7.5 C
3. Radek Faksa CHL 7.0 C
4. Emil Molin Europe 7.0 D
5. Scott Glennie Pro 7.0 D
6. Gemel Smith CHL 6.5 C
7. Taylor Peters Pro 6.0 C

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Julius Honka CHL 8.0 C
2. Jamie Oleksiak Pro 7.5 C
3. Ludvig Bystrom Europe 7.0 C
4. John Klingberg Europe 7.0 C
5. Patrik Nemeth Pro 7.0 C
6. Dmitry Sinitsyn CHL 7.0 C
7. Michael Prapavessis Junior 7.0 C
8. Niklas Hansson Europe 7.0 D
9. Aaron Haydon CHL 7.0 D
10. Cameron Gaunce Pro 6.5 B
11. Jyrki Jokipakka Pro 6.5 C
12. Kevin Connauton Pro 6.5 C
13. Aleksi Makela Europe 6.5 C
14. Alex Peters CHL 6.5 C
15. Esa Lindell Europe 6.5 D
16. Miro Karjalainen Europe 6.5 D
17. Troy Vance CHL 6.0 C
18. Patrick Sanvido CHL 5.5 D

HF Prospect of the Month for February, 2014

by Ian Altenbaugh
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Philippe Desrosiers - Dallas Stars

Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers is the Hockey’s Future Prospect of the Month for February after posting a 9-0 record and 0.94 goals against average with Rimouski Oceanic. (courtesy of Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)

Rimouski Océanic goaltender and Dallas Stars prospect Philippe Desrosiers is the Hockey's Future February Prospect of the Month. A second round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, Desrosiers went 9-0, allowed only eight goals, and established a new QMJHL record with three consecutive shutouts.

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MacKinnon repeats as top NHL rookie in February Calder Poll

by Tony Piscotta
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Nathan MacKinnon - Colorado Avalanche

Photo: Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon has just broken the record for the longest point-scoring streak by an 18-year-old that had been held for 34 years by Wayne Gretzky (courtesy of Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

With the Olympic break in February, most NHL teams played only a half dozen games or so during the month of February. But that was enough time for Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon to widen his lead in the Calder Trophy poll, being a unanimous selection as the leader in the monthly poll by the Hockey's Future staff.

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Knights’ Smith looking forward to second chance at Memorial Cup

by Jason Menard
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Gemel Smith - London Knights

Photo: London Knights forward and Dallas Stars prospect Gemel Smith was dealt to the Knights by the Owen Sound Attack in a deal that sent Kyle Platzer and Santino Centorame to the Attack (courtesy of Terry Wilson/OHL Images)

After three-and-a-half years in Owen Sound, Gemel Smith has been knighted — and he’s hoping to play a key role leading the London Knights charge to its third Memorial Cup berth. Not only has he joined a team with a wealth of playoff experience, but he’s bringing some finals’ knowledge himself as he was part of the Attack’s OHL champion squad in 2010-11.

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On the Rush, February 2014

by HF Staff
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Adam Wilcox - University of Minnesota Golden Gophers

Photo: University of Minnesota backstop Adam Wilcox, a Tampa Bay Lightning prospect, and the Gophers hold the top spot in the Big Ten going into the final weeks of the NCAA regular season (courtesy of Scott A. Schneider/Getty Images)

Welcome to the February 2014 edition of On the Rush, a monthly column featuring prospects at various levels of competition who are either exceeding expectations or falling a little behind.

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Ample NHL experience found in small group of Dallas Stars 2009 picks

by Mike Farkas
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Alex Chiasson - Dallas Stars

Photo: Second-round pick Alex Chiasson is in his first full season with Dallas in 2013-14. The winger has 25 points but a minus-20 rating in 55 games (courtesy of Rich Graessle/Icon SMI)

Montreal hosted the 2009 NHL Draft. The draft was highlighted by super-skilled forwards John Tavares and Matt Duchene and massive Swedish defenseman Victor Hedman. All three have been exceptional NHL players. In fact, the first seven players selected have all been impactful NHL players to whatever degree. Unfortunately, first-time GM Joe Nieuwendyk was armed with the eighth pick.

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Top Prospects

  1. Jack Campbell
  2. Brett Ritchie
  3. Jason Dickinson
  4. Jamie Oleksiak
  5. Devin Shore
  6. Philippe Desrosiers
  7. Patrik Nemeth
  8. Radek Faksa
  9. John Klingberg
  1. Ludvig Bystrom
  2. Cole Ully
  3. Dmitry Sinitsyn
  4. Branden Troock
  5. Curtis McKenzie
  6. Matej Stransky
  7. Gemel Smith
  8. Niklas Hansson
  9. Emil Molin
  10. Kevin Connauton

Notable Prospects

  1. Justin Dowling
  2. Remi Elie
  3. Cameron Gaunce
  4. Scott Glennie
  5. Aaron Haydon
  6. Julius Honka
  7. Jyrki Jokipakka
  8. Miro Karjalainen
  9. Ludwig Karlsson
  10. Henri Kiviaho
  11. Maxime Lagace
  1. Esa Lindell
  2. Aleksi Makela
  3. Brent Moran
  4. John Nyberg
  5. Matej Paulovic
  6. Alex Peters
  7. Taylor Peters
  8. Brett Pollock
  9. Michael Prapavessis
  10. Brendan Ranford
  11. Patrick Sanvido
  12. Troy Vance
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