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.

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.

How will those players impact their new teams? When will they play meaningful minutes at the NHL level? Here are scouting reports on eight big names.

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