Last month, on a random Tuesday morning, the Dallas Stars sent shockwaves through the NHL. They had fired their head coach after an astonishing turn around from a disastrous 1-7-1 start. The reason cited by general manager Jim Nill was a “material incident of unprofessional conduct.”
With the team heading in the right direction, Jim Montgomery’s job was seemingly safe once more. They were about to start filming for the behind-the-scenes documentary “Road to the Winter Classic” with the NHL. The team was just weeks away from playing outside on the league’s biggest stage of the regular season.