The Dallas Stars have a talented prospect pool, but the clincher is that it’s a talented pool for a contender rather than a rebuilding team, which makes things more interesting. There’s an asterisk to that, however, which is this: rankings go out the window once the puck drops.
The cool thing about this year is that the bulk of Dallas’ prospects are in the AHL. In fact, per my rankings, 13 of Dallas’ top 20 prospects are in the American Hockey League. This isn’t even a matter of subjective opinion. Only seven of Dallas’ top 20 prospects per Elite Prospects — which conveniently orders by points — are registered outside of the AHL.