After a rather uneventful lottery, the Dallas Stars are heading into the offseason knowing they hold the No. 14 overall pick for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
It may not have been the outcome Jim Nill wanted, but it still gives the Stars a relatively high pick. And Nill knows all about needing to make those picks count:
“There’s uncertainty everywhere, but I truly do believe you need your first-round picks to make it,” Nill said. “We’ve had misses in the first round, and they’ve hurt, but I feel good about our ability in recent drafts to get players to come through, and I do think you see that on our roster.