FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Glen Gulutzan has returned to a much different situation in Dallas, and the Stars now have a more seasoned coach that has been close to a Stanley Cup title since they let him go 12 years ago. Unlike Gulutzan's initial stint with the Stars, this isn't a first-time head coach overseeing an aging team basically run by the league while going through bankruptcy, an ownership change and a lockout-shortened season during a postseason drought.

“He was a young guy thrown in a tough situation. Team wasn’t great, a lot of veteran players at the end of their career trying to hold on,” Stars general manager Jim Nill said. “But to see his maturing level now ... when we hired him, I got a lot of calls and they miss him, and that says a lot.” When the Stars open their season Thursday

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