The Dallas Stars will be a contending team for many years after their work at the NHL Trade Deadline. Dallas was the benefactor of the Mikko Rantanen drama, as they ended up being the team to ink him to an eight-year contract extension.

The clock struck 2 p.m. in Frisco Friday, and Jim Nill and his staff were still nowhere to be found. As GMs across the NHL addressed the media to break down all the moves they made on trade deadline day,

The Los Angeles Kings were relatively quiet at the 2025 NHL trade deadline, with the team’s lone addition being depth forward Andrei Kuzmenko. Despite the small upgrade, the Kings are perfect since the deadline,

What are the dream and nightmare scenarios that Stars general manager Jim Nill faces with the NHL Trade Deadline quickly approaching?