While breaking down each draft class under GM Jim Nill, SportsDay is also going to be taking a look at some prospects Dallas probably regrets passing.
We'll go through every draft under general manager Jim Nill from 2013-2017 up until the 2018 NHL draft, which is taking place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on June 22-23.
Here are the picks he made in 2013:
| Player | Position | Round taken | Pick |
| Valeri Nichushkin | RW | 1 | 10 |
| Jason Dickinson | C | 1 | 29 |
| Remi Elie | LW | 2 | 40 |
| Pilippe Desrosiers | G | 2 | 54 |
| Niklas Hansson | D | 3 | 68 |
| Nick Paul | LW | 4 | 101 |
| Cole Ully | LW | 5 | 131 |
| Matej Paulovic | RW | 5 | 149 |
| Aleksi Makela | D | 7 | 182 |
Round 1, pick 10
Who the Stars picked: RW Valeri Nichushkin
Who they might regret passing up:
Winnipeg defenseman Josh Morrissey [Round 1, pick 13]
Washington left winger Andre Burakovsky [Round 1, pick 23]
In the three drafts leading up to this one, Dallas spent nine of its 20 picks in the 2010-12 drafts on defenseman like Patrik Nemeth [gone], Jamie Oleksiak [gone], Ludwig Bystrom [gone], John Klingberg [not gone.