The firing came on the heels of a Western Conference finals exit that saw DeBoer make the controversial decision to bench goaltender Jake Oettinger in Game 5.

DeBoer seemingly pointed the finger at Oettinger, who was pulled 7:09 into the opening period after allowing two goals on the first two shots he faced, for Dallas’ season coming to a premature end.

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Next, reports were coming out that many players were not happy with how coach Pete DeBoer handled the Jake Oettinger debacle in Game 5, as well as the whole series.

“No one’s a bigger fan of Jake Oettinger than me, as a person or a goalie,” DeBoer said. “There’s one motive, and that’s how do we survive this and get it to a Game 6.

“No one’s a bigger fan of Jake Oettinger than me, as a person or a goalie,” DeBoer said. “There’s one motive, and that’s how do we survive this and get it to a Game 6.