The Dallas Stars are looking for a fresh start. Stars GM Jim Nill announced Friday morning that the team relieved head coach Pete DeBoer of his duties after three years at the helm. It followed a third straight exit in the Western Conference finals and an unpopular move to throw starting goaltender Jake Oettinger under the bus for the team’s struggles against the Edmonton Oilers.

The decision to move on from head coach Pete DeBoer wasn’t made immediately by the Dallas Stars, but rather took a week to be finalized. And on Friday, eight days after they lost Game 5 of the Western Conference Final to the Edmonton Oilers,

Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer has been fired after three seasons with the team, getting to the Western Conference final each time but never advancing past that for a shot at the Stanley Cup.