SenShot NHL Mock Draft Pick #29 – Dallas Stars
The Stars step up with the penultimate pick in the first round with the Bruins pick that they received for Jaromir Jagr. While I have them selecting Hunter Shinkaruk with their first pick at #10, they still need to focus on proficient offensive forwards.
#29 – DALLAS STARS
Apr 27, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; The Dallas Stars prepare to face the Detroit Red Wings at the American Airlines Center. The Red Wings shut out the Stars 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
TEAM STRENGTHS: Youthful defense, young prospects
TEAM WEAKNESSES: scoring, leadership
HOCKEY’S FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL PROSPECT RANK: 12th of 30 teams
UNDER CONSIDERATION: Laurent Dauphin, Morgan Klimchuk, Curtis Lazar, Jacob de la Rose
FANSIDED MOCK DRAFT PICK: Blackout Dallas selected Curtis Lazar
SENSHOT’S CHOICE: Morgan Klimchuk from the Regina Pats of the WHL. The Stars get a player with tremendous hockey sense, good speed and is an equal opportunity shooter and passer. He is good at both ends of the ice, and the way he sees the game gives him a distinct advantage in terms of anticipation and knowing where the puck is going to be. He is not overly big, but his determination makes up for it.
SENSHOT’S MOCK DRAFT TO DATE (click on team to view the selection):
| PICK | TEAM | PICK |
| 1 | COLORADO | Seth Jones, Portland (WHL) |
| 2 | FLORIDA | Jonathan Drouin, Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 3 | TAMPA | Nathan MacKinnon, Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 4 | NASHVILLE | Valeri Nichushkin, Chelijabinsk 2 (KHL) |
| 5 | CAROLINA | Darnell Nurse, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 6 | CALGARY | Sean Monahan, Ottawa (OHL) |
| 7 | EDMONTON | Nikita Zadorov, London (OHL) |
| 8 | BUFFALO | Max Domi, London (OHL) |
| 9 | NEW JERSEY | Alexsander Barkov, Tappera (FIN) |
| 10 | DALLAS | Hunter Shinkaruk, Medicine Hat (WHL) |
| 11 | PHILADELPHIA | Zachary Furcale, Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 12 | PHOENIX | Anthony Mantha, Val D’Or (QMJHL) |
| 13 | WINNIPEG | Elias Lindholm, Brynas (SEL) |
| 14 | COLUMBUS | Bo Horvat, London (OHL) |
| 15 | NYI | Adam Erne, Quebec (QMJHL) |
| 16 | BUFFALO | Frederik Gauthier, Rimouski (QMJHL) |
| 17 | OTTAWA | Robert Hagg, Modo (SEL) |
| 18 | DETROIT | Alexander Wennburg, Djurgardens (SEL) |
| 19 | COLUMBUS | Samuel Morin, Rimouski (QMJHL) |
| 20 | SAN JOSE | Kerby Rychel, Windsor (OHL) |
| 21 | TORONTO | Rasmus Ristolainen, Turko (FIN) |
| 22 | CALGARY | Nicolas Petan, Portland (WHL) |
| 23 | WASHINGTON | Ryan Pulock, Brandon (WHL) |
| 24 | VANCOUVER | Ryan Hartman, Plymouth (OHL) |
| 25 | MONTREAL | Valentin Zykov, Baie Comeau (QMJHL) |
| 26 | ANAHEIM | Josh Morrissey, Prince Albert (WHL) |
| 27 | COLUMBUS | Andre Burakovsky, Malmo (SEL) |
| 28 | CALGARY | Mirco Mueller, Everett (WHL) |
| 29 | DALLAS | Morgan Klimchuk, Regina (WHL) |