Stars' Nill wins GM of the Year Award
Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill took home the 2022-23 Jim Gregory GM of the Year Award, the league announced Wednesday.
Nill beat the Boston Bruins' Don Sweeney and the Florida Panthers' Bill Zito for the honor.
The award is voted on after the second round of the playoffs by the league's 32 general managers, a panel of NHL executives, and the media.
Here are the full results:
| Rank | GM | Points | (1st-2nd-3rd) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Nill (Stars) | 91 | (12-9-4) |
| 2 | Don Sweeney (Bruins) | 83 | (12-6-5) |
| 3 | Bill Zito (Panthers) | 46 | (4-6-8) |
| 4 | Tom Fitzgerald (Devils) | 39 | (4-5-4) |
| 5 | Ron Francis (Kraken) | 39 | (3-5-9) |
| 6 | Don Waddell (Hurricanes) | 27 | (1-5-7) |
| 7 | Kelly McCrimmon (Golden Knights) | 14 | (2-1-1) |
| 8 | Kyle Dubas (Maple Leafs) | 8 | (0-2-2) |
| T-9 | Ken Holland (Oilers) | 5 | (1-0-0) |
| T-9 | David Poile (Predators) | 5 | (1-0-0) |
| 11 | Chris Drury (Rangers) | 3 | (0-1-0) |
Nill laid the groundwork for Dallas' successful campaign last offseason by hiring Peter DeBoer as head coach and getting two key players - star forward Jason Robertson and stud netminder Jake Oettinger - under contract. Both were restricted free agents.
Oettinger signed a three-year pact with a $4-million cap hit, while Robertson inked a four-year deal with an average annual value of $7.75 million.
Robertson went on to lead the Stars with 46 goals and 109 points while appearing in all 82 games in 2022-23. Oettinger, meanwhile, boasted a 37-11-11 record and .919 save percentage as Dallas' No. 1 goaltender.
Nill fortified his team before the trade deadline by adding forwards Evgenii Dadonov and Max Domi. Dadonov put up four goals and six assists in 16 playoff games, while Domi added 13 points in 19 postseason contests.
The executive signed Dadonov to a two-year, $4.5-million extension Tuesday.
Nill also signed veteran forward Joe Pavelski to a one-year deal with a $3.5-million cap hit in January, securing his spot on the squad for the 2023-24 season. He ranked second on the Stars with nine goals in 14 playoff games.
The Stars finished in second place of the Central Division with a 47-21-14 record and advanced to the Western Conference Final.
This was Nill's 10th season with the Stars.