Another key factor in Friday’s decision is that DeBoer has one more year left on his Stars contract (paying him $4.1 million). So in reality, the Stars either had to extend DeBoer or fire him.

If DeBoer sits at home for the entirety of next season, it’ll be the first NHL campaign without him leading a team’s bench since he first entered the league as head coach of the Panthers in 2008.

He's in his sixth season leading the team, and Nill seems to have been impressed with his success despite plenty of roster turnover with newcomers that have since gone on to play for the Dallas Stars.

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