It's the best news the Stars have had this year, and yet it comes with a red flag attached.
Dallas was one of the winners in the NHL draft lottery Saturday in Toronto, moving from eighth to third overall. That means the Stars will have their highest pick since moving to Texas in 1993.
The bit of caution? Dallas' two previous top picks were Richard Jackman (fifth overall in 1996) and Scott Glennie (eighth overall in 2009), and neither worked out for the team. Jackman played 38 games with the Stars and Glennie one.
And this isn't expected to be an incredibly talented draft.