Welcome to Wednesday, when the NHL's 2015 free-agent frenzy begins in earnest. Here in Dallas, the air is electric with anticipation — in large part because we don't really know what we're looking forward to seeing.
Such is life in the Jim Nill era. The Dallas Stars general manager takes a quiet approach to deal-making that seems almost odd in the town Jurreh and Mark call home. Mike Heika suggests that Nill doesn't mean to be secretive — he just operates best in the space where preparation meets opportunity:
Nill gathers all information he can, gets involved in the meat of discussion on key players, and then makes a quick decision when the time is right.