The team got to morning skate at the American Airlines Center only to see general manager Jim Nill and other members of the front office staff in attendance, an oddity for that early in the morning.
After a team meeting was called, they knew why: head coach Jim Montgomery was relieved of his head coaching duties, effective immediately, due to “unprofessional conduct”. The air around the team was basically that of shock and confusion, as the team did not release many details about the decision — either to the media or to the players themselves.
But hockey can be a sort of escape during trials and tribulations, a place where the rules don’t change much and it’s the same game that they’ve played for years and years.