The Dallas Stars are off to a solid start in their 2018-19 NHL season, opening with a record of 9-6-1 under new head coach Jim Montgomery.
One of the biggest reasons for this early success? The steady growth and development of the team’s top young players. Superstar defenseman Miro Heiskanen has been drawing most of the spotlight (and rightfully so), but the play of Esa Lindell, Devin Shore, Jason Dickinson and other young professionals has been instrumental as well.
For some of these players it feels like just yesterday when their names were first called at the NHL’s annual entry draft.