It was April 27, 2013. The Stars had just closed out their lockout-shortened 2013 season with a stale and humbling 3-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. But that wasn’t what Stars fans were focusing on. Instead, they were focused on the hopeful future.
Midway through the final game, it was announced that Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk had been fired by the organization. The Stars hired Jim Nill, an assistant GM from Detroit, to fill the void. And that offseason, the “big change” began.
If there was any NHL team that needed a big change, it was Dallas.