You Vote: Top Dallas Stars Prospect

by Brandon Worley on Jun 28, 2011 8:37 AM CDT in Dallas Stars General Info

The other day we here at Defending Big D revealed our first ever prospect rankings for the Dallas Stars. It generated some great debate and I thought it would be interesting to see just who might be the top prospect in the Stars system.

Is it Jack Campbell, top pick in the 2010 draft and future cornerstone of the franchise?

Is it Scott Glennie, who is on the verge of breaking out into the NHL and is coming off a career year with the Brandon Wheat Kings?

Perhaps it's Jamieson Oleksiak, newest top draft pick for the Stars and the current scourge of college hockey.

Then there's a few of the later picks who have started to shine. Alex Chiasson is putting together a stellar career and Reilly Smith is an early Hobey Baker favorite for 2011.

There is no right or wrong here, but this should be another good debate to decide just who on the Stars the fans are looking forward to the most.

Side note: Check out the fan confidence poll, which closes on the 29th. It's the highest I've seen it in a good long while. Good to see.

Poll

Who is the #1 prospect in the Dallas Stars system?

Jack Campbell

113 votes

Jamieson Oleksiak

42 votes

Scott Glennie

67 votes

Alex Chiasson

23 votes

Reilly Smith

21 votes

Philip Larsen

39 votes

Patrik Nemeth

2 votes

307 votes | Poll has closed

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This was much tougher to figure out than I thought.... I tend to agree with what you said in a previous post, B-Dub...

The top 5 are all extremely close.

In the end, I went with Campbell for a few reasons. It’s not because he’s closest to the NHL, or because he is producing a miniscule GAA (which obviously he isn’t). It’s because of the weight that Joe put on him when he drafted him over NHL ready defensemen. “Franchise goalie” were the words used. That’s heavy.

And goalies are the most important position in the game. While we have a great goaltender right now, in another 3 or 4 years we’ll be needing someone to start taking over. If Campbell is what Joe thinks he is, then he’ll begin that process.

"I’m going on record that he read it wrong. We’ll see who’s right." - Hull Fan, in regards to Joe not trading Richards

by Tsudbury on Jun 28, 2011 8:56 AM CDT reply actions

Thats why I picked him too....

It seems he has more expectations on him than any other prospect. I think it is a close race between him and Glennie, but scoring wingers are an easier find than franchise goaltenders.

by Gregory Smith on Jun 28, 2011 9:11 AM CDT up reply actions

That's exacty why I picked him too.

Well said.

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by EagleBelf on Jun 28, 2011 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions

It seems to me like the $5 million cap increase is going to do more harm than good.

There aren’t a lot of great FAs out there this year, and a lot of teams are going to have to purposefully overspend just to meet the floor.

"I’m going on record that he read it wrong. We’ll see who’s right." - Hull Fan, in regards to Joe not trading Richards

by Tsudbury on Jun 28, 2011 9:33 AM CDT reply actions

oops... meant to put this in the other post about FAs

my bad

"I’m going on record that he read it wrong. We’ll see who’s right." - Hull Fan, in regards to Joe not trading Richards

by Tsudbury on Jun 28, 2011 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions

You're right though

I thought it was great at first because it meant we would have to get some new blood. Unfortunately it only means that everyone wants what’s out there and there ain’t much to go around. It kind of sucks. It’s like the league just mandated raises to all the FAs.

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Maybe that's why Woywitka had that puzzled face after that goal....
"Shouldn’t Fistric have scored that?!" --Tsudbury

by EagleBelf on Jun 28, 2011 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions

I've been looking forward to Glennie coming to the NHL for quite a long time now

I want to see what he can bring to the team.

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by DFWTrojanTuba on Jun 28, 2011 9:36 AM CDT reply actions

according to last seasons tryouts...

not much :-)

I hope that changes this year.

"I’m going on record that he read it wrong. We’ll see who’s right." - Hull Fan, in regards to Joe not trading Richards

by Tsudbury on Jun 28, 2011 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions

I certainly hope that changes this year

He did have a great season with Brandon last year, without Brayden Schenn.

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by DFWTrojanTuba on Jun 28, 2011 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions

Brooks Laich re-signed

in Washington, six years $27 million. 4.5 a season…Which means in FA he would have gone for over five mil a year. Holy Schneikey…. Stars are going to have to way overpay to land guys..I don’t think anyone thought He’d go for more than 4.5 even in FA.

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by BloggingBevo on Jun 28, 2011 9:58 AM CDT reply actions

Who is the closest to our roster

glennie or larsen?

by sundancekid on Jun 28, 2011 9:59 AM CDT reply actions

Most likely Larsen.

But we’ll see…

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by Brandon Worley on Jun 28, 2011 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions

With mediocre FAs being so pricey, what are the odds of making some trades?

"I’m going on record that he read it wrong. We’ll see who’s right." - Hull Fan, in regards to Joe not trading Richards

by Tsudbury on Jun 28, 2011 10:06 AM CDT reply actions

Oh...we'll be talking about this very soon.

It’s a great point.

The Stars have to spend money…but on who?

My fear is that they’ll be trading away some promising prospects in the process. And I like those guys…

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by Brandon Worley on Jun 28, 2011 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions

It's either trade prospects or dearly overpay for FAs...

If this raise in the cap had taken place next season, it would have been perfect. We have a CRAPTON of RFAs and UFAs after next season, and THAT is where this money really needs to go. The problem is if we spend it all on mediocre players right now, (like the NHL is requiring us) we could lose some good people after next season.

"I’m going on record that he read it wrong. We’ll see who’s right." - Hull Fan, in regards to Joe not trading Richards

by Tsudbury on Jun 28, 2011 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions

It depends what you mean by best

Do you mean best 5-10 years from now? There’s simply no way of knowing. Or, do you mean closest to graduating? That’s more a factor of organizational depth than anything

by Hillbutton on Jun 28, 2011 10:41 AM CDT reply actions

I think it means:

Most Overall Promising & Potential

Like….the Stars could have drafted a center 4th overall, but who needs one more season in the juniors. But he’s so good, he’s immediately the top prospect in the system.

This is a game baseball plays all the time.

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by Brandon Worley on Jun 28, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions