It starts with Dallas Stars captain and 2015 Art Ross Trophy winner Jamie Benn and goes all the way down to fourth-liners like Curtis McKenzie; but long story short, the impact the Texas Stars has on the big league club is gigantic.
The Stars in recent years have typically been suboptimal with scouting and drafting talent, with first-round picks like Scott Glennie, Jack Campbell, Jamie Oleksiak, and Ivan Vishnevskiy never coming to fruition. Therefore, general manager Jim Nill has resorted to making a series of blockbuster trades to construct a team like the one we see now.