DALLAS --For all the potential lingering distraction that came with the stunning news of
Jim Montgomery's firing
Tuesday morning, it would have been understandable if the Stars' minds were elsewhere later in the evening.
Yes, 10 hours after the decision to let its successful head coach go in only his second season for what general manager Jim Nill called
"a material act of unprofessionalism,"
the team still had a game to play against the Devils -- its first under the guidance of
promoted assistant Rick Bowness
.
Yes, the shock was still permeating throughout American Airlines Center during pregame -- both in
the home dressing room
and the stands.
Stars give Bowness bittersweet first win with shutout of Devils
Hours after dismissing Montgomery, Dallas dominates New Jersey for its third straight victory