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When Employees Are Fired, Are Explanations Really Required When The Firing Company Is A Sports Team?

It’s been 24 hours since the news broke of the Dallas Stars firing their head coach, Jim Montgomery. Now that Rick Bowness has assumed the position of interim head coach and the Stars have a 2-0 shutout win over the New Jersey Devils under their belts, let’s take a moment to pause and reflect.

In retrospect, the Stars front office, and especially general manager Jim Nill, handled the release of information and the resulting press conference in the right way from a legal perspective — even if that doesn’t satiate the thirst for the real story expressed by fans, season ticket holders, and media alike.