The Dallas Stars hit the lottery (pun fully intended) when their combination of numbers came up and they moved from the late top-end of the draft to 3rd overall. It’s the highest draft pick they’ve had since relocating to Dallas — and the highest since they drafted Mike Modano first overall as a Minnesota North Star.
Yes, it’s sometimes hard to forget that the Stars had a combination of success and first round picks traded away for a good majority of the 2000s.
There’s an argument that the Stars will take the best defensemen, Miro Heiskanen, at this spot.