Editor's note: This story was originally published on April 12, 2017.
Mike Modano wasn't the biggest fan of Ken Hitchcock when the two were player and coach, but a lot has changed since then.
Modano said that finding success under Hitchcock, who is expected to be announced Thursday as the Stars' next head coach, helped change his attitude.
"We're actually good friends now, we talk all the time," Modano said from his Arizona home Wednesday morning. "You learn as you get older."
Modano said that current Stars players will also learn under Hitchcock, but that it will be a battle.