Along with Washington’s Todd Reirden and Jim Montgomery in Dallas, Rod Brind’Amour is one of the rookie NHL coaches in the playoffs whose decisions are playing major roles in the first round.
Montgomery, who played with Brind’Amour for a brief time with Philadelphia in the 1990s, hasn’t had to make big-time changes but saw the Stars finally break through on the power play and find some offence in Game 4 against the Nashville Predators to tie that series. Dallas goes into Game 5 at Nashville with the chance to put the Central Division champions on the ropes.
"I’m like a baby learning how to walk right now," Montgomery said. "The downs have been like, ‘OK, how do we get better.’ The ups have been, ‘Let’s keep getting better.’ I feel we continue to get better in this series, which is a good feeling for all of us." Injuries played a role in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ shocking sweep of Tampa Bay, and they could tip the balance for Nashville-Dallas, too.
Dallas could have forward Mattias Janmark back in the lineup after a lower-body injury caused him to miss the past two games.
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