Drafting and development are precisely why Dallas has maintained their ability to be competitive more often than not. Just as they appeared to be fading with Benn and Seguin they hit gold with Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, and Otter. Now they're seeing further success with guys like Johnston (23OA, 2021), Harley (18OA, 2019), Stankoven (47OA, 2021).
You can throw Grushnikov (48OA, 2021) in there too as he was a good enough prospect to help them reel in Tanev from Calgary.
That seems to be an organizational philosophy, wish we were similar. They stress drafting and development in a way the Canucks haven't, at least not as long as I've been a Canucks fan.
I'll go back to 2000, nice round number, and take a look at how they've handled their top two picks.
The 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2023 drafts are the only drafts they haven't picked a player in the first round since 2000.
The 2001, 2006, 2016, 2019, and 2020 drafts are the only drafts they haven't picked a player in the second round since 2000.
Many of those years they have multiple 2nd round picks.
There's a good chance, Dallas nabbed another good one.