Dallas placed Heiskanen on LTIR ahead of the trade deadline, which left the door open for another potential deal, though nothing ever came to fruition.

No one will argue that the Stars walked away from the trade deadline as one of the league’s biggest winners, but Nill’s wizardry to bring in one of the NHL’s top scorers still doesn’t address the team’s biggest need of defensive depth.

Ceci earned his first multi-point performance as a Star, and he's now at four helpers and a plus-5 rating across five games in March. The 31-year-old has been a good fit on the second defense pairing,

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