Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill made a quick road trip Wednesday down to Cedar Park to watch the franchise’s minor league affiliate, the Texas Stars,...
It also could’ve served as a reminder of why the Stars are on the precipice of the Stanley Cup finals now.
“That’s why I have to tip my hat to our amateur and pro scouting staffs. They’ve done a great job finding some core players for our team. You look at some of these players now that are stepping in, and they probably changed our franchise. We might’ve had to go a different direction two, three years or even now.”Interestingly enough, Dallas’ competitor in the Western Conference finals took the opposite path.
Nill pointed to cost-saving measures of entry-level contracts, versus those on the free-agent market. Hintz made an average of just over $2 million in his first six professional seasons with Dallas. He signed an eight-year, $67.6 million extension in November. That price tag would’ve likely gone up after his impressive postseason if he hit the free-agent market like originally scheduled.
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