Welcome to a Tale of Two Sun Belt Coaches: Ken Hitchcock and Gerard Gallant.
One will attempt to revive past glories, the other embarks on a quest to create new ones.
On Thursday, the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights are expected to fill their coaching vacancies.
For Hitchcock, it will be his second stint behind the Stars bench.
For Gallant, he will be the Golden Knights' very first bench boss.
Here’s a closer look at both situations.
HITCHCOCK 2.0
When Hitchcock is introduced as the Stars' head coach at a press conference Thursday for the second time in his illustrious career, will anyone ask him what his goals-against average was last season?