This scouting report is on Everett Silvertips Defenseman Ryan Murray. Ryan Murray is the top ranked defenseman in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently the Captain of the Everett Silvertips and...
This draft profile is on the Ottawa 67's defenseman Cody Ceci. He was selected in the 2009 OHL Priority Draft 16th overall by the Ottawa 67's. This season is his third season playing in the OHL and...
Today's scouting report is on the Sarnia Sting Right Wing Nail Yakupov. Yakupov is in his second full season with Sarnia and is considered the No. 1 rated player from the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. At...
The story of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft has been one of ups and downs. At the beginning of the season this was considered one of the most exciting and deepest draft classes since 2003. However, this...
A draft takes many years to evaluate. Prospects take time to develop and whether a pick was the right decision or not won't be known until several years down the line. The draft is, after all,...
A look into the Dallas Stars Draft Options. The Prospect Depth, The Options and Our Hopes
It has been another season of our Stars missing the playoffs and having a long summer ahead of themselves. With the end of the regular season and with the Stars disappointingly looking in from the...
Some of you may remember that I wrote a piece a while back talking about how we are going to need to draft at least one goalie/pick up a young free agent goalie in order to deal with a serious lack...
The Third Round Accurately predicting who will get selected in what round beyond the second round is a very difficult business. There are so few scouting agencies that are have gone beyond their...
Since I first wrote a piece on the First Round the Stars have been up and down in the standings and now appear (touch wood) to be close to being able to secure their first playoff berth for 4...
In the upcoming draft the Dallas Stars have two second round picks (Ours and the LA Kings (Obtained from Philadelphia)). This gives us some interesting options. This draft is considered to be deep...
This is a piece on possible goaltenders that could be drafted by the Dallas Stars. Unlike the previous posts this one is focused on a broader spectrum beyond first round goalies. Each player’s...
The first round of the draft is likely to be dominated by defensemen. In the CSS midterms 13 of the top 30 North American skaters were defensemen. There appears to be a consensus that many of these...
This piece is on those Right Wingers who will probably be available by the time the Stars pick in the first round. Each player’s name is linked to their Elite Prospects page. The rankings I am...
This is part of a series of fanposts that I have been writing/will be writing on possible prospects that we could pick at the next draft. This piece will be focusing on several Left Wings that...
There is obviously a lot of interest in possible center prospects that are available in the 2012 draft. The following are a selection of possible NHL draftees who are likely to be selected within...
I felt that the last time I posted on a single player that people felt I was predicting that he would be drafted by us or that he would be drafted at all. Therefore I have decided to write a piece...
Sami Salminen - 6"5 201lbs plays for Jokerit U20 in finland. In the last 16 games he has 25 points (9 goals, 16 assists) I found him when I was drifting through some of the european prospects. I...
Draft 2012 - An early look Yesterday the NHL published its first mocks drafts and I felt it was about the right time to write something for any Stars fans that might be interested in possible...
I think the title says it all...
Nearly the entire roster of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl were killed in a plane crash earlier today on route to their first game of the season. Our should go to the families of those who have died
Today we have heard of the death of a 3rd nhl player in the last year to die at a relatively young age. All three share something in common – that they were enforcers and regular fighters at...
I know it's slightly early (Very early in fact) to be thinking of this but it's something to think about in this period between seasons... What I've learnt so far from looking around is that many...
Hello I'm new but have read this blog for quite a while. Reading all the comments and watching the games has shown that the stars are lacking a big shut down defenceman that we would be able to...