Stars GM Jim Nill on Tanev, Stankoven, LTIR usage and much more

A chat with the Stars GM heading into the final week of the NHL regular season.

The Dallas Stars can clinch the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with a win on Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues.

For at least the first three rounds of the playoffs, the Stars will likely be starting with home-ice advantage in Dallas.

The Stars are also guaranteed to finish the season as a top-three scoring team in the league and their plus-63 goal differential heading into Wednesday also ranks third overall.

It’s a good team, one of the favorites to come out of the Western Conference and a legit Stanley Cup contender.

I spoke with Stars general manager Jim Nill on Monday afternoon about a variety of topics including how the season has played out, the Stars defensive depth, the play of Logan Stankoven and Mavrik Bourque, recent free agent signings, and his thoughts on how the Vegas Golden Knights use LTIR.