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.

The Dallas Stars have fired coach Pete DeBoer following their loss to the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Final, the team announced on Friday. That was the Stars' third consecutive conference final loss and second straight defeat at the hands of the Oilers.

Calming the waters. That was the phrase Stars general manager Jim Nill used more than once Friday afternoon as he talked about his firing of Coach Pete DeBoer earlier in the day. The Stars want to calm the waters.