Ben Bishop entered his second season with the Dallas Stars assuming things would be different. In Year 1, his coach was Ken Hitchcock, who took the team's defense from 29th in the NHL to seventh. But Hitch's reunion with Dallas lasted only one season. Jim Montgomery left the University of Denver to replace the legendary coach earlier this year, taking his first NHL head coaching gig with the Stars.
"It's different. You get a chance to play for Ken Hitchcock, a Hall of Fame coach, all those wins. And then Monty comes in and he's got a young voice, first-year coach in the league, brings a lot of energy and a different style of play.