The battle between "drafting for need" and "taking the best player available" seems like a black-and-white argument for many fans, but scouts will tell you it's a mural of grays that stretches through seven rounds and hundreds of players.
The Stars desperately need goaltending depth this year when the NHL draft takes place in Buffalo, so fans will ask why they don't take a goalie early and back that up with another goalie later just to be safe? Well, because that's not how you make the most of your picks.
"I just don't think you have the value for goalies in the first round this year," said Joe McDonnell, the director of amateur scouting for the Stars.