The Dallas Stars have made the playoffs only twice in the past decade, and both times failed to make it past the second round. We could sit around and debate different reasons as to why four different coaches have failed to produce results for the team, but let’s cut to the chase and dive straight into perhaps the biggest issue — drafting.
Between 2008 and 2016 the Stars made nine first-round picks that since went on to play 662 NHL games by the conclusion of the 2017-18 season.
That’s an average of 73.