But, even if the general manager and coach hit on all the right points Wednesday, you’d think the new/old guy ought to at least pick up where DeBoer left off, and soon, or Gulutzan’s latest tour of Dallas won’t last much longer than the first.

It was still a bit surreal for Gulutzan to be back in the Stars’ home arena, where he was a first-time NHL head coach in his early 40s, and only about six weeks after being in the opposing locker room following Edmonton’s loss in Game 1 of the West Final.

The Dallas Stars have hired Glen Gulutzan as their head coach 12 years after he was fired from his first stint with them.