It’s been 25 weeks, 4 days and around 14 hours since the Dallas Stars last played a regular season game on American Airlines Center ice.
The long wait is over. The Dallas Stars have had one of the most exciting offseasons since general manager Jim Nill traded for Tyler Seguin when he was celebrating the Fourth of July at his cottage in Canada. While that summer might have had major repercussions for the direction of the Stars franchise, I’m not sure it will define the Jim Nill era more than this summer’s moves.
He needed to upgrade in all areas:
- Coaching: check - he hired Ken Hitchcock to upgrade the team’s defensive abilities.