2016–17 Dallas Stars season

2016–17 Dallas Stars
Division	6th Central
Conference	11th Western
2016–17 record	34–37–11
Home record	22–13–6
Road record	12–24–5
Goals for	223
Goals against	262
Team information
General manager	Jim Nill
Coach	Lindy Ruff
Captain	Jamie Benn
Alternate captains	Patrick Sharp Jason Spezza
Arena	American Airlines Center
Minor league affiliate(s)	Texas Stars (AHL) Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Tyler Seguin (26)
Assists	Tyler Seguin (46)
Points	Tyler Seguin (72)
Penalty minutes	Antoine Roussel (115)
Plus/minus	Brett Ritchie (+11)
Wins	Kari Lehtonen (22)
Goals against average	Kari Lehtonen (2.85)

The 2016–17 Dallas Stars season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 24th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. The Stars missed the playoffs, finishing 11th in the Western Conference.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Chicago Blackhawks	82	50	23	9	46	244	213	+31	109
2	x – Minnesota Wild	82	49	25	8	46	266	208	+58	106
3	x – St. Louis Blues	82	46	29	7	44	235	218	+17	99
4	x – Nashville Predators	82	41	29	12	39	240	224	+16	94
5	Winnipeg Jets	82	40	35	7	37	249	256	−7	87
6	Dallas Stars	82	34	37	11	33	223	262	−39	79
7	Colorado Avalanche	82	22	56	4	21	166	278	−112	48

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Calgary Flames	82	45	33	4	41	226	221	+5	94
2	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	41	29	12	39	240	224	+16	94
3	CE	Winnipeg Jets	82	40	35	7	37	249	256	−7	87
4	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	39	35	8	37	201	205	−4	86
5	CE	Dallas Stars	82	34	37	11	33	223	262	−39	79
6	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	30	42	10	24	197	260	−63	70
7	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	30	43	9	26	182	243	−61	69
8	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	22	56	4	21	166	278	−112	48

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	St. Louis	1–3	Dallas		Lagace	—	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 28	Dallas	2–4	Colorado		Desrosiers	—	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 30	Dallas	1–4	St. Louis		Lehtonen	13,239	1–2–0	Recap
4	October 2	Dallas	2–1	Florida	OT	—	—	2–2–0	Recap
5	October 4	Florida	1–2	Dallas	SO	Niemi	14,321	3–2–0	Recap
6	October 5	Colorado	1–0	Dallas		Lehtonen	14,120	3–3–0	Recap
7	October 7	Dallas	6–3	Los Angeles		—	—	4–3–0	Recap

Regular season

Game Log
October: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 Anaheim 2–4 Dallas Niemi 18,532 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 15 Dallas 5–6 Colorado Lehtonen 18,007 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 18 Dallas 2–1 Nashville Lehtonen 17,113 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 20 Los Angeles 4–3 Dallas OT Lehtonen 18,532 2–1–1 5 Recap 5 October 22 Columbus 3–0 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 October 25 Winnipeg 2–3 Dallas Niemi 18,040 3–2–1 7 Recap 7 October 27 Dallas 1–4 Winnipeg Niemi 15,294 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 29 Dallas 0–4 Minnesota Lehtonen 19,031 3–4–1 7 Recap
November: 6–5–5 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–4) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 1 Dallas 2–3 Columbus OT Niemi 10,141 3–4–2 8 Recap 10 November 3 St. Louis 2–6 Dallas Niemi 18,532 4–4–2 10 Recap 11 November 5 Chicago 3–2 Dallas Niemi 18,532 4–5–2 10 Recap 12 November 6 Dallas 3–4 Chicago OT Lehtonen 21,901 4–5–3 11 Recap 13 November 8 Dallas 2–8 Winnipeg Lehtonen 15,294 4–6–3 11 Recap 14 November 10 Dallas 4–2 Calgary Lehtonen 18,795 5–6–3 13 Recap 15 November 11 Dallas 3–2 Edmonton Lehtonen 18,347 6–6–3 15 Recap 16 November 13 Dallas 4–5 Vancouver OT Lehtonen 18,470 6–6–4 16 Recap 17 November 15 New Jersey 2–1 Dallas OT Niemi 18,039 6–6–5 17 Recap 18 November 17 Colorado 2–3 Dallas Lehtonen 18,237 7–6–5 19 Recap 19 November 19 Edmonton 5–2 Dallas Lehtonen 18,352 7–7–5 19 Recap 20 November 21 Minnesota 2–3 Dallas OT Niemi 18,532 8–7–5 21 Recap 21 November 23 Dallas 2–5 Nashville Lehtonen 17,119 8–8–5 21 Recap 22 November 25 Vancouver 1–2 Dallas Niemi 18,532 9–8–5 23 Recap 23 November 28 Dallas 3–4 St. Louis OT Niemi 17,169 9–8–6 24 Recap 24 November 29 Dallas 1–3 Detroit Lehtonen 20,027 9–9–6 24 Recap
December: 7–6–1 (Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Dallas 2–6 Pittsburgh Niemi 18,420 9–10–6 24 Recap 26 December 3 Dallas 3–0 Colorado Lehtonen 16,725 10–10–6 26 Recap 27 December 6 Calgary 2–1 Dallas Lehtonen 17,996 10–11–6 26 Recap 28 December 8 Nashville 2–5 Dallas Lehtonen 17,887 11–11–6 28 Recap 29 December 10 Dallas 2–4 Philadelphia Lehtonen 19,594 11–12–6 28 Recap 30 December 11 Dallas 1–3 Chicago Lehtonen 21,451 11–13–6 28 Recap 31 December 13 Anaheim 2–6 Dallas Niemi 17,543 12–13–6 30 Recap 32 December 15 NY Rangers 2–0 Dallas Niemi 18,212 12–14–6 30 Recap 33 December 17 Philadelphia 1–3 Dallas Niemi 18,243 13–14–6 32 Recap 34 December 20 St. Louis 3–2 Dallas OT Niemi 18,532 13–14–7 33 Recap 35 December 23 Los Angeles 2–3 Dallas OT Lehtonen 18,156 14–14–7 35 Recap 36 December 27 Dallas 3–2 Arizona Lehtonen 14,561 15–14–7 37 Recap 37 December 29 Colorado 4–2 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 16–14–7 39 Recap 38 December 31 Florida 3–1 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 16–15–7 39 Recap
January: 5–5–3 (Home: 3–1–3 ; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 4 Montreal 4–3 Dallas OT Lehtonen 18,106 16–15–8 40 Recap 40 January 7 Dallas 3–4 St. Louis Niemi 19,503 16–16–8 40 Recap 41 January 9 Dallas 6–4 Los Angeles Niemi 18,230 17–16–8 42 Recap 42 January 10 Dallas 0–2 Anaheim Niemi 15,073 17–17–8 42 Recap 43 January 12 Detroit 2–5 Dallas Niemi 18,532 18–17–8 44 Recap 44 January 14 Minnesota 5–4 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 18–18–8 44 Recap 45 January 16 Dallas 1–4 Buffalo Lehtonen 19,070 18–19–8 44 Recap 46 January 17 Dallas 7–6 NY Rangers Niemi 18,006 19–19–8 46 Recap 47 January 19 Dallas 0–3 NY Islanders Lehtonen 12,630 19–20–8 46 Recap 48 January 21 Washington 4–3 Dallas OT Lehtonen 18,532 19–20–9 47 Recap 49 January 24 Minnesota 3–2 Dallas SO Lehtonen 17,877 19–20–10 48 Recap 50 January 26 Buffalo 3–4 Dallas Lehtonen 17,856 20–20–10 50 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 51 January 31 Toronto 3–6 Dallas Lehtonen 17,547 21–20–10 52 Recap
February: 4–8–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 Winnipeg 4–3 Dallas Lehtonen 17,236 21–21–10 52 Recap 53 February 4 Chicago 5–3 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 21–22–10 52 Recap 54 February 7 Dallas 1–3 Toronto Niemi 19,233 21–23–10 52 Recap 55 February 9 Dallas 2–3 Ottawa Lehtonen 17,676 21–24–10 52 Recap 56 February 11 Carolina 2–5 Dallas Lehtonen 17,864 22–24–10 54 Recap 57 February 12 Dallas 3–5 Nashville Lehtonen 17,113 22–25–10 54 Recap 58 February 14 Dallas 2–5 Winnipeg Niemi 15,294 22–26–10 54 Recap 59 February 16 Dallas 1–3 Minnesota Lehtonen 19,084 22–27–10 54 Recap 60 February 18 Tampa Bay 3–4 Dallas OT Lehtonen 18,210 23–27–10 56 Recap 61 February 24 Arizona 2–5 Dallas Lehtonen 18,043 24–27–10 58 Recap 62 February 26 Boston 6–3 Dallas Lehtonen 18,006 24–28–10 58 Recap 63 February 28 Pittsburgh 2–3 Dallas Niemi 18,235 25–28–10 60 Recap
March: 6–7–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 4–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 NY Islanders 5–4 Dallas Niemi 17,438 25–29–10 60 Recap 65 March 4 Dallas 2–1 Florida Lehtonen 15,713 26–29–10 62 Recap 66 March 6 Dallas 4–2 Washington Lehtonen 18,506 27–29–10 64 Recap 67 March 8 Ottawa 5–2 Dallas Lehtonen 17,689 27–30–10 64 Recap 68 March 12 Dallas 1–5 San Jose Lehtonen 17,442 27–31–10 64 Recap 69 March 14 Dallas 1–7 Edmonton Niemi 18,347 27–32–10 64 Recap 70 March 16 Dallas 4–2 Vancouver Lehtonen 18,865 28–32–10 66 Recap 71 March 17 Dallas 1–3 Calgary Lehtonen 19,227 28–33–10 66 Recap 72 March 20 San Jose 0–1 Dallas Lehtonen 17,687 29–33–10 68 Recap 73 March 23 Dallas 2–3 Chicago SO Lehtonen 21,798 29–33–11 69 Recap 74 March 24 San Jose 1–6 Dallas Lehtonen 17,265 30–33–11 71 Recap 75 March 26 Dallas 2–1 New Jersey OT Lehtonen 14,711 31–33–11 73 Recap 76 March 28 Dallas 1–4 Montreal Lehtonen 21,288 31–34–11 73 Recap 77 March 30 Dallas 0–2 Boston Niemi 17,565 31–35–11 73 Recap
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Dallas 3–0 Carolina Lehtonen 14,201 32–35–11 75 Recap 79 April 2 Dallas 3–6 Tampa Bay Lehtonen 19,092 32–36–11 75 Recap 80 April 4 Arizona 2–3 Dallas OT Niemi 16,876 33–36–11 77 Recap 81 April 6 Nashville 7–3 Dallas Lehtonen 17,543 33–37–11 77 Recap 82 April 8 Colorado 3–4 Dallas SO Lehtonen 18,532 34–37–11 79 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin 82 26 46 72 −15 22 Benn, JamieJamie Benn 77 26 43 69 −9 66 Spezza, JasonJason Spezza 68 15 35 50 −18 29 Klingberg, JohnJohn Klingberg 80 13 36 49 2 34 Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves ‡ || 59 || 21 || 16 || 37 || −10 || 16 Shore, DevinDevin Shore 82 13 20 33 –4 14 Faksa, RadekRadek Faksa 80 12 21 33 −6 67 Roussel, AntoineAntoine Roussel 60 12 15 27 1 115 Ritchie, BrettBrett Ritchie 78 16 8 24 11 38 Korpikoski, LauriLauri Korpikoski ‡ || 60 || 8 || 12 || 20 || 5 || 10 Sharp, PatrickPatrick Sharp 48 8 10 18 −22 31 Lindell, EsaEsa Lindell 73 6 12 18 8 22 Cracknell, AdamAdam Cracknell 69 10 6 16 9 12 McKenzie, CurtisCurtis McKenzie 53 6 10 16 5 72 Hamhuis, DanDan Hamhuis 79 1 15 16 –7 23 Benn, JordieJordie Benn ‡ || 58 || 2 || 13 || 15 || –3 || 24 Eakin, CodyCody Eakin 60 3 9 12 −7 49 Hudler, JiriJiri Hudler 32 3 8 11 –3 4 Johns, StephenStephen Johns 61 4 6 10 −10 36 Oleksiak, JamieJamie Oleksiak 41 5 2 7 –4 37 Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky 15 4 3 7 –1 0 Elie, RemiRemi Elie 18 1 6 7 5 8 Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya ‡ || 37 || 1 || 6 || 7 || −2 || 10 Smith, GemelGemel Smith 17 3 3 6 –1 21 Honka, JuliusJulius Honka 16 1 4 5 −4 4 Nemeth, PatrikPatrik Nemeth 40 0 3 3 −4 14 Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn † || 12 || 0 || 3 || 3 || –2 || 6 Dickinson, JasonJason Dickinson 10 2 0 2 −3 0 Dowling, JustinJustin Dowling 9 0 2 2 0 2 Gurianov, DenisDenis Gurianov 1 0 0 0 –1 0 McNeill, MarkMark McNeill 1 0 0 0 –1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Lehtonen, KariKari Lehtonen	59	52	3177:09	22	25	7	151	2.85	1546	.902	3	0	1	4
Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi	37	30	1728:30	12	12	4	95	3.30	880	.892	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stars. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Final roster

Updated April 8, 2017.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
14	Canada	Benn, JamieJamie Benn  (C)	4.2 C/LW	L	27	2007	Victoria, British Columbia
27	Canada	Cracknell, AdamAdam Cracknell	7.0 RW	R	31	2016	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
16	Canada	Dickinson, JasonJason Dickinson	4.0 C	L	21	2013	Georgetown, Ontario
37	Canada	Dowling, JustinJustin Dowling	4.0 C	L	26	2013	Calgary, Alberta
20	Canada	Eakin, CodyCody Eakin	4.0 C	L	25	2012	Winnipeg, Manitoba
40	Canada	Elie, RemiRemi Elie	6.0 LW	L	21	2013	Green Valley, Ontario
12	Czech Republic	Faksa, RadekRadek Faksa	4.0 C	L	23	2012	Vítkov, Czech Republic
34	Russia	Gurianov, DenisDenis Gurianov	6.0 LW	L	19	2015	Togliatti, Russia
2	Canada	Hamhuis, DanDan Hamhuis	2.0 D	L	34	2016	Smithers, British Columbia
83	Czech Republic	Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky	7.0 RW	R	33	2014	Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
6	Finland	Honka, JuliusJulius Honka	2.0 D	R	21	2014	Jyväskylä, Finland
22	Czech Republic	Hudler, JiriJiri Hudler	7.0 RW	L	33	2016	Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
13	Sweden	Janmark, MattiasMattias Janmark	4.0 C	L	24	2015	Danderyd, Sweden
28	United States	Johns, StephenStephen Johns	2.0 D	R	24	2015	Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
3	Sweden	Klingberg, JohnJohn Klingberg	2.0 D	R	24	2010	Lerum, Sweden
32	Finland	Lehtonen, KariKari Lehtonen	1.0 G	L	33	2010	Helsinki, Finland
23	Finland	Lindell, EsaEsa Lindell	2.0 D	L	22	2012	Helsinki, Finland
11	Canada	McKenzie, CurtisCurtis McKenzie	6.0 LW	L	26	2009	Golden, British Columbia
38	Canada	McNeill, MarkMark McNeill	4.3 C/RW	R	24	2017	Edmonton, Alberta
15	Sweden	Nemeth, PatrikPatrik Nemeth	2.0 D	L	25	2010	Stockholm, Sweden
31	Finland	Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi	1.0 G	L	33	2015	Vantaa, Finland
5	Canada	Oleksiak, JamieJamie Oleksiak	2.0 D	L	24	2011	Toronto, Ontario
29	United States	Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn	2.0 D	R	26	2017	Sterling Heights, Michigan
25	Canada	Ritchie, BrettBrett Ritchie	7.0 RW	R	23	2011	Orangeville, Ontario
21	France	Roussel, AntoineAntoine Roussel	6.0 LW	L	27	2012	Roubaix, France
91	Canada	Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin	7.2 RW/C	R	25	2013	Brampton, Ontario
10	Canada	Sharp, PatrickPatrick Sharp  (A)	6.0 LW	R	35	2015	Winnipeg, Manitoba
17	Canada	Shore, DevinDevin Shore	4.0 C	L	22	2012	Ajax, Ontario
46	Canada	Smith, GemelGemel Smith	4.0 C	L	22	2012	Toronto, Ontario
90	Canada	Spezza, JasonJason Spezza  (A)	4.0 C	R	33	2014	Mississauga, Ontario

Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)	To Arizona Coyotes Alex Goligoski (negotiating rights)	To Dallas Stars 5th-round pick in 2016
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)	To Los Angeles Kings Jack Campbell	To Dallas Stars Nick Ebert
February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)	To Arizona Coyotes Brendan Ranford Branden Troock	To Dallas Stars Justin Peters Justin Hache
February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)	To Anaheim Ducks Patrick Eaves	To Dallas Stars conditional 2nd-round pick in 2017
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)	To Montreal Canadiens Jordie Benn	To Dallas Stars Greg Pateryn 4th-round pick in 2017
February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)	To Chicago Blackhawks Johnny Oduya	To Dallas Stars Mark McNeill conditional 4th-round pick in 2018
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Lauri Korpikoski	To Dallas Stars Dillon Heatherington
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)	To Los Angeles Kings MTL's 4th-round pick in 2017	To Dallas Stars Ben Bishop (rights)

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Dan Hamhuis Vancouver Canucks 2 years, $7.5 million July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Andrew Bodnarchuk Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $1.45 million July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Dustin Stevenson Stockton Heat 1 year, $600,000 July 3, 2016 (2016-07-03) Adam Cracknell Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $600,000 August 24, 2016 (2016-08-24) Jiri Hudler Florida Panthers 1 year, $2 million September 29, 2016 (2016-09-29) Ondrej Vala Kamloops Blazers 3 years, entry-level contract October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10) Lauri Korpikoski Edmonton Oilers 1 years, $1 million March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) Landon Bow Texas Stars 2 years, entry-level contract March 15, 2017 (2017-03-15) Gavin Bayreuther St. Lawrence University 2 years, entry-level contract

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Colton Sceviour Florida Panthers 2 years, $1.9 million July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Jason Demers Florida Panthers 5 years, $22.5 million July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Vernon Fiddler New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1.25 million September 29, 2016 (2016-09-29) Valeri Nichushkin CSKA Moscow 2 years, undisclosed October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) Kris Russell Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $3.1 million

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref

Lost via retirement Date Player Ref Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) Jordie Benn 3 years, $3.3 million June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) Maxime Lagace 1 year, $600,000 June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) Patrick Eaves 1 year, $1 million July 12, 2016 (2016-07-12) Jamie Oleksiak 1 year, $918,750 July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) Jamie Benn 8 years, $76 million contract extension July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18) Matej Stransky 1 year, $575,000 March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08) Adam Cracknell 1 year, $675,000 contract extension March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) Curtis McKenzie 1 year, $700,000 contract extension April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06) Nicholas Caamano 3 years, $2.235 million entry-level contract April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27) Mattias Janmark 1 year, $700,000 contract extension May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04) Roope Hintz 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08) Justin Dowling 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) Ben Bishop 6 years, $29.5 million contract extension May 18, 2017 (2017-05-18) John Nyberg 3 years, $2.235 million entry-level contract June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) Ludwig Bystrom 1 year, $650,000 contract extension Draft picks See also: List of Dallas Stars draft picks Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 25 Riley Tufte LW United States Fargo Force (USHL) 3 90[a] Fredrik Karlstrom C Sweden AIK (Swe-Jr) 4 116 Rhett Gardner C Canada North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCHC) 5 128[b] Colton Point G Canada Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) 5 146 Nicholas Caamano RW Canada Flint Firebirds (OHL) 6 176 Jakob Stenqvist D Sweden Modo-jr. (SWE-jr.) Notes The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Kris Russell to Dallas in exchange for Jyrki Jokipakka, Brett Pollock and this pick (being conditional at thime of the trade). The condition – Calgary will receive a second-round pick in 2016 if Dallas fails to qualify for the 2016 Western Conference Final – was converted on May 11, 2016. The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on February 11, 2015 that sent Jhonas Enroth to Dallas in exchange for Anders Lindback and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Enroth wins fewer than four playoff games for the Stars in 2015 – was converted on April 6, 2015 when the Stars were eliminated from playoff contention. [a] The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on November 21, 2014 that sent Brenden Dillon to San Jose in exchange for Jason Demers and this pick. [b] The Arizona Coyotes' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on June 16, 2016 that sent Alex Goligoski to Arizona in exchange for this pick. The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Anaheim's seventh-round pick in 2015 to Edmonton in exchange for this pick. Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 5, 2013 that sent Shawn Horcoff to Dallas in exchange for Philip Larsen and this pick. References