On April 27, 2013, the Dallas Stars received a 3-0 trouncing from the Detroit Red Wings that closed the book on another failed season.
As the game slowly rolled on with only Detroit fighting for their playoff lives, many Stars’ fans, including myself, received a notification on their phone or through social media. It said that Dallas Stars were planning to part ways with general manager Joe Nieuwendyk in hopes of going a new direction.
They found this new direction when they hired an assistant GM of the Detroit Red Wings by the name of Jim Nill.