There were quite a few rumblings during the latter stages of the Dallas Stars playoff run that Peter DeBoer needed to direct his team to the Stanley Cup — or at least a spot in the Finals — if he was going to remain as the team's bench boss. That did not happen, as the Stars lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Finals in five games.

General manager Jim Nill made the decisive move in firing DeBoer after the Stars lost in the same round for the third straight year. DeBoer and the Stars had a very memorable seven-game triumph over the Colorado Avalanche in the first round and bounced the Winnipeg Jets out of the postseason in the second round, but that was not enough for DeBoer to hold his job.

Now Nill must find a new head coach who is not going to get stopped when his

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