I got Dallas for my rookie season in the Spring'11 classic, I was happy because I love SPEED! I always felt Dallas was a stronger team than indicated by the ratings, particularly with no line changes.
I flip-flop with Modano at center (with Courtnall and Broten on wings). One thing to mention is when Modano is at Center, you can throw Courtnall, the only reliable righty, on the LW. As you mentioned, he has enough juice in his shot to slap it in with some consistency. However, as I quickly found out, most of the players in this league are pretty adept at manual goalie, and those slappers get stopped easily. The other reason I like Courtnall on the wing is his speed allows him to get a quick chance at a goal right from the faceoff.
Thanks for the write-up, great as usual.