Sometimes, all it takes to replenish the prospect pool is a mixture of misery and luck.
Thanks to a dumpster fire of a season, Dallas is now a much better team when it comes to the future of its blueline. But we’ll talk about Miro Heiskanen later.
Dillon Heatherington wasn't supposed to be a Dallas Star. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets (50th overall), and ended up as an afterthought by CBJ when Dallas began to struggle, and traded Lauri Korpikoski in exchange for Heatherington.
Korpikoski was just another depth forward for Dallas last season.