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.

Multiple NHL sources said that Nill is set to bring Gulutzan back for a second run as the head coach of the Dallas Stars, which these days is a slow moving conveyor belt to the unemployment line.