Dallas Stars Depth Chart - 2015-16
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	Loui Eriksson (88)	Simon Gagne (84)	Sean Couturier (85)	Taylor Pyatt (82)
C	Valtteri Filppula (83)	Alex Galchenyuk (82)	Mike Fisher (84)	Sean Matthias (81)
RW	Bobby Ryan (90)	Jordan Poirier (82)	Blake Wheeler (84)	Tom Wilson (81)
D #1	Braydon Coburn (89)	Karl Alzner (87)	Nick Schultz (85)
D #2	Zach Bogosian (87)	Niklas Hjalmarsson (87)	Justin Schultz (83)
G	Roberto Luongo (90)	Justin Peters (81)

Dallas Stars
#	CENTERS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
13	Mike Fisher	35	6'1"	208 lbs	84	Canada
51	Valtteri Filppula	31	6'0"	193 lbs	83	Finland
94	Alex Galchenyuk	21	6'3"	198 lbs	82	USA
41	Shawn Matthias	27	6'4"	216 lbs	81	Canada
47	Tommy Pyatt	28	5'11"	187 lbs	80	Canada
20	Brad Richardson	30	5'11"	192 lbs	80	Canada
#	LEFT WINGS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
21	Loui Eriksson	30	6'3"	193 lbs	88	Sweden
14	Sean Couturier	22	6'4"	201 lbs	85	Canada
12	Simon Gagne	35	6'1"	193 lbs	84	Canada
15	Taylor Pyatt	34	6'3"	226 lbs	82	Canada
#	RIGHT WINGS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
10	Bobby Ryan	28	6'2"	208 lbs	90	USA
28	Blake Wheeler	29	6'5"	205 lbs	84	USA
23	Jordan Poirier	21	6'3"	189 lbs	82	Canada
11	Tom Wilson	21	6'5"	203 lbs	81	Canada
#	DEFENSE	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
5	Braydon Coburn	30	6'5"	220 lbs	89	Canada
27	Karl Alzner	27	6'3"	206 lbs	87	Canada
6	Niklas Hjalmarsson	28	6'3"	205 lbs	87	Sweden
4	Zach Bogosian	25	6'3"	217 lbs	87	Canada
55	Nick Schultz	33	6'1"	200 lbs	85	Canada
17	Justin Schultz	25	6'1"	189 lbs	83	Canada
#	GOALIES	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
1	Roberto Luongo	36	6'3"	205 lbs	90	Canada
35	Justin Peters	29	6'1"	213 lbs	81	Canada

Dallas Stars Prospects
#	CENTERS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
39	Emil Molin (SNP)	22	6'1"	182 lbs	81	Sweden (B,B-,B-)
26	Daniel Pribyl (TWF)	22	6'3"	193 lbs	79	Czech Republic (B-,C,B-)
27	Jeremy Boyce-Rotevall (TWF)	22	6'0"	180 lbs	78	Sweden (B-,B,B-)
92	Radek Faksa (SNP)	21	6'5"	211 lbs	76	Canada (B-,B,B-)
21	John McFarland (TWF)	23	6'1"	203 lbs	75	Canada (B,B-,B-)
30	Jamie Lewis (PLY)	21	5'11"	185 lbs	75	Canada (B,B-,B-)
28	Lewis Andersen (TWF)	20	6'2"	207 lbs	74	Switzerland (A-,C,B)
#	LEFT WINGS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
46	Pontus Aberg (PLY)	22	6'2"	193 lbs	78	Sweden (B,A-,A-)
9	Tomas Rousek (SNP)	22	6'0"	180 lbs	76	Czech Republic (B-,C,B)
34	Samuel Langfeld (PWF)	21	6'2"	226 lbs	76	Denmark (B,C-,A-)
19	Craig Kemp (TWF)	20	5'11"	193 lbs	74	Denmark (B,C,B)
#	RIGHT WINGS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
29	Claes Norden (PLY)	22	6'2"	184 lbs	79	Sweden (A-,B-,B-)
8	Raphael Corriveau (TWF)	21	6'4"	185 lbs	78	Canada (A,A-,B-)
22	Dylan Peckham (PWF)	22	6'2"	227 lbs	75	USA (B,C,A-)
25	Sven Anrighetto (PLY)	22	5'10"	194 lbs	75	Switzerland (B-,B,B)
93	Payton Ruter (PWF)	22	6'3"	227 lbs	75	USA (B,B-,B)
#	DEFENSE	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
91	Ray Stillman (DFD)	21	6'4"	207 lbs	80	USA (C,C,A)
16	Joonas Valkonen (DFD)	22	6'1"	188 lbs	78	Finland (B,B-,B-)
40	Michal Gutwald (DFD)	22	6'2"	183 lbs	77	Czech Republic (B-,B-,B)
24	Nathan Glass (TWD)	21	6'2"	187 lbs	76	USA (B,A-,C)
55	Rasmus Ristolainen (TWD)	21	6'2"	196 lbs	76	Finland (C,B,B-)
54	Adrian Saxrud-Danielsen (TWD)	23	6'3"	210 lbs	75	Norway (B,C,B-)
37	Patrick Volpe (DFD)	22	6'3"	196 lbs	74	Canada (C,B-,B)
32	Ayrton Nikkel (DFD)	20	6'2"	192 lbs	74	Canada (B,C,B)
11	Joseph Hilbert (DFD)	19	6'3"	206 lbs	73	USA (A,A-,B)
#	GOALIES	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
30	Michael Nishi (HYB)	22	6'3"	184 lbs	80	Canada (A-,B,B)
80	Edward Pasquale (HYB)	24	6'1"	221 lbs	79	Canada (B-,B,C)
35	Charlie Torstensson (HYB	22	6'4"	201 lbs	78	Sweden (B,C,C)

No trades this season, I decided my organizational strength is enough that I'd rather keep what I have rather than give away prospects for NHL players.

End Of Season Results:

After another slow start, we finished very strong, aided by strong late-season goal tending by Roberto Luongo.

Record:
49-29-4 (4th in West)
3.06 Goals For Per Game (2nd in NHL)
2.51 Goals Against Per Game (3rd in NHL)
22.2% Powerplay Efficiency (2nd in NHL)
85.3% Penalty Kill Efficiency (2nd in NHL)

Dallas Stars Stats - 2015-16
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Bobby Ryan	73	24	56	80	22	4	49
Loui Eriksson	82	32	32	64	15	8	16
Alex Galchenyuk	82	30	33	63	8	8	12
Valtteri Filppula	79	21	31	52	16	3	24
Sean Couturier	82	16	31	47	-3	2	75
Braydon Coburn	82	9	32	41	0	0	116
Simon Gagne	82	19	22	41	4	4	14
Blake Wheeler	82	18	22	40	3	5	18
Zach Bogosian	73	9	30	39	15	1	79
Karl Alzner	82	3	31	34	-2	0	83
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Roberto Luongo	66	40	18		2.16			.923	5
Justin Peters	22	9	10		3.26			.876	1

Playoffs:

Round 1 vs. Nashville Predators:

Game 1: 6-1 Win
(Eriksson injured, Richardson in.)
Game 2: 3-2 Win.
Game 3: 1-2 Loss.
Game 4: 3-5 Loss.
Game 5: 3-7 Loss.
Game 6: 4-1 Win.
(Eriksson back, Tommy Pyatt out)
Game 7: 1-0 Win.

A scary series, injuries almost de-railed us by Sean Couturier had a huge 9 point series. Luongo showing something big in the last game. AHL team eliminated, top AHL players will be made available if needed. Nishi to be back-up.

Round 2 vs. Los Angeles Kings:

Game 1: 1-2 Loss.
Game 2: 2-5 Loss.
(Karl Alzner injured, Ray Stillman called up. Emil Molin called up, Brad Richardson scratched)
Game 3: 3-2 OT Win.
Game 4: 2-3 Double OT Loss.
(Alzner in, Stillman scratched; Nishi starts, Luongo back-up)
Game 5: 6-3 Win.
Game 6: 5-3 Win.
Game 7: 4-7 Loss. (2 EN)

A tough game for the young Nishi, Los Angeles dominated for long stretches and completely outclassed my top 6, especially when Couturier went out with injury. The bottom 6 was strong, but couldn't produce enough to overcome the deficit we put ourselves in early.
Stanley Cup Champions:
Montreal Canadiens


Final Season Review:
Our defence wasn't great in the playoffs, and we didn't have a lot of NHL caliber scorers yet, but next season many prospects are expected to be ready and the teams average age is expected to go way down. It's an exciting time in Dallas with the young guys looking ready to make an impact, and Dallas expected to be a big time player for the "Franchise" defenceman available in this seasons draft.

OFFSEASON:

Retirements:
LW - Taylor Pyatt (1,036 GP, 160 G, 182 A, 342 P)
G - Roberto Luongo (997 GP, 496 W, 380 L, 83 SO, 1 Cup)

Didn't expect Luongo to retire, hopefully Nishi is ready to take over the starting role full time next season.

2016 NHL Entry Draft:

1st Round:
Trade:
To Minnesota Wild:
D - Justin Schultz
RW - Blake Wheeler
2021 2nd Round Pick
2021 3rd Round Pick

To Dallas Stars:
2016 1st Round Pick (#1)
2016 2nd Round Pick
2016 3rd Round Pick
2016 4th Round Pick

To Tampa Bay Lightning:
2016 2nd Round Pick (MIN)
2021 1st Round Pick
2021 3rd Round Pick

Pick #1: D - Christopher Hacker
Pick #5: C - Victor Trevelyan

2nd Round:

No Trades or Picks

3rd Round:

#61 Picks: C - Warren Stepan

4th Round:

#91 Picks: D - Glen Hamill

5th Round:

No Trades or Picks

6th Round:

Pick #171: C - Raimo Junnila

7th Round:

Pick #182: RW - Jacob Currie
Pick #192: C - Niklas Oduya
Pick #201: C - Magnus Josefsson

Re-Sign Phase:

Signed:
G - Michael Nishi
D - Braydon Coburn
LW - Loui Eriksson
D - Niklas Hjalmarsson
D - Karl Alzner
G - Justin Peters
LW - Pontus Aberg
C - Emil Molin
D - Ray Stillman
C - John McFarland
RW - Dylan Peckham
C - Jeremy Boyce-Rotevall
D - Michal Gutwald
LW - Samuel Langfeld
D - Rasmus Ristolainen
LW - Craig Kemp
C - Valtteri Filppula
C - Daniel Pribyl
C - Shawn Matthias
D - Adrian Saxrud-Danielsen
Rookie Contracts:
D - Christopher Hacker
C - Victor Trevelyan
LW - David Perklin
C - Aleksander Barkov

Released:
LW - Simon Gagne
D - Nick Schultz
C - Tommy Pyatt
D - Patrick Volpe
LW - Tomas Rousek

Free Agency:

Offer Sheet given to Flyers D - David Musil
Philadelphia Flyers do not match, 2017 2nd Round Pick given as compensation.

Trade:
To San Jose Sharks:
D - Niklas Hjalmarsson
D - Karl Alzner
C - Valtteri Fippula

To Dallas Stars:
C - Trent Lofthouse

UFA D - Carlo Colaiacovo
UFA D - Bryan Allen

Well, a very active offseason leads to a team with a very new look for itself. The teams lack of a true #1 center forced me to trade for top Center prospect , 21 year old Trent Lofthouse, who is ready for the NHL this season. With so many of our defensive prospects ready, as well as the acquisition of David Musil, we decided to completely re-vamp the defensive core, and only Bogosian and Coburn, as well as Nick Schultz, remain from last season. With youngsters like Musil, Hacker and Stillman ready to step up though, we are confident it was the correct move at this time.

On forward, along with Lofthouse, Alex Galchenyuk impressed in the #2 role last season, and with the re-signing of Shawn Matthias, as well as Mike Fisher and Brad Richardson remaining on the team, our center spot looks fairly strong. Natural centerman Emil Molin will move to wing, where he played for us in the post season last year, and Pontus Aberg and Claes Norden will also make their way onto the team. Raphael Corriveau will also join the NHL squad this season. The hulking RW is looking poised to be an immediate impact player, and on a line with Couturier and Matthias, should help to create a very big, strong shut down line.

The surprise retirement of Roberto Luongo left us in a relatively awkward position. In free agency, there wasn't much available as far as potential starters go, so along with the young Nishi, we've decided to keep Justin Peters for the 106 games of NHL experience he has at this point, just incase things don't go well for our stud goaltending prospect.

While moving forward, all the young players may see us struggle a bit this upcoming season, getting them the valuable NHL experience they need to make us a year in year out Stanley Cup favourite. Keeping our stars like Bobby Ryan, Loui Eriksson, Zach Bogosian and Braydon Coburn for a few more seasons will definitely help as well. With a lot of cap room moving forward, the Dallas Stars management feel we're only a season or two removed from being completed our rebuild.