Quoting: EsoYeezus69
If you have been a fan of the Stars for long time (which you probably have been), you should know our developing SUCKS ass and Patrick will not fully develop. The 1st and 2nd will basically be a 2nd and a 3rd considering the Flyers will win the cup (with this roster, not the current one) so I don't see any winning here. I didn't watch the game tonight because here in Canada it's Maple Leafs central, but even if we lost 5-0 I wouldn't lose hope yet, things will get better hopefully.
Developing sucks ass? I don't necessarily agree. Think we're probably around average in terms of how many NHL players turn out from our draft picks.
Stars prospect development is just slow, since the GM is too conservative and digs to use the veterans more. And since it's fairly commonplace that in our roster they truly use that 3-4 years of players ELC on juniors, the prospect pool looks worse than it is, and in terms of trade value it's not that competitive.
Patrick will be developing just fine with playing in the NHL from the get-go. I potentially see a new Jamie Benn in the guy. Sanheim's still relatively young at 25 and already a better puck-moving D than Lindell is. Defensively Lindell's better, but he's no good at driving play.
The picks are always a mystery case, and knowing DAL system, that 2022 1st can be truly evaluated at 2025 whether it was a successful one or not.
But as previously stated, Nill is notoriously conservative GM, and will not be splashing. And I do think it'll eventually be our doom, in a sense. I've watched long enough to see a pattern there.