The Dallas Stars, and their fans, have plenty to be excited about with the team winning a top-three spot in the 2017 NHL Draft lottery. For one thing, it’s the biggest victory of the season, as Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News points out.
Dallas doesn’t have much history to speak of with high draft picks, and what does exist (Richard Jackman at No. 5, anyone?) isn’t exactly the kind that lifts your soul with hope. But a win is a win:
...[M]oving up five spots helps the Stars in a lot of ways.