DALLAS -- When first-year Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery called out his team over a "culture of mediocrity" in January, the St. Louis Blues weren't too far removed from having the worst record in the NHL.
Now the Central Division rivals will meet in the second round of the playoffs -- and Montgomery is ready to move on from his scathing critique, while declaring that the culture has changed.
"If you're in that locker room, you see the culture now," Montgomery after the Stars beat Nashville 2-1 in overtime in Game 6 on Monday to finish off the first-round series.