As the Dallas Stars’ season finally starts swinging into gear, Denis Gurianov and Roope Hintz are becoming the life of the party. The two draft classmates are bringing their AHL chemistry to the big club – and the big club is reaping the rewards.
Sean Shapiro took a moment in this weekend’s 20/20 to revisit the plan that brought the forwards together:
When the Stars drafted Gurianov and Hintz in 2015 in the first two rounds, there were visions of grandeur. The Stars had drafted a pair of fleet-footed Europeans, and as with every draft class, the organization had dreams of them turning into impact players at the same time for the NHL club.