The Stars have been struggling to find the "goalie of the future," and Oettinger certainly has the pedigree. The first round pick (26th overall) from 2017, Oettinger went 58-40-11 in three seasons at Boston University. He posted a 2.45 GAA and .926 save percentage last season.
This will be the first prospect tournament for the 20-year-old from Minnesota, so it will be interesting to see how he responds to the pressure.
The tournament as a whole has some great storylines, but among them is the fact that players from overseas, from Major Junior and from colleges will all be testing themselves against one another. It evens the grading scale for management and for the players themselves.
"You've got guys at different stages," Nill said. "You've got some guys that were just drafted, how do they fit in? They are going to get their feet wet. They're going to be maybe overwhelmed or like, 'Hey, I'm ready to go.' Kiviranta and Djuse have never played in North America, now they get used to the smaller ice. Tufte played in college. So it's just a great chance to see where they are.
"It's a camp where everybody is equal. It's gathering information."