No. 3 and no. 29. These are the two first round picks that the Dallas Stars own in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. That’s a pretty awesome setup.
And with two first-round picks, you certainly hold a fair amount of cards at the NHL table. The entry draft is always a good time for teams to pick up potential NHL-ready rookies to enhance their roster before the next season. But in this year’s entry draft, the value of a pick has seemingly skyrocketed.
That’s because for the first time since 2000, the NHL has an expansion draft to worry about, and 30 teams will each lose one player in 10 days.