It was still a bit surreal for Gulutzan to be back in the Stars’ home arena, where he was a first-time NHL head coach in his early 40s, and only about six weeks after being in the opposing locker room following Edmonton’s loss in Game 1 of the West Final.

Multiple NHL sources said that Nill is set to bring Gulutzan back for a second run as the head coach of the Dallas Stars, which these days is a slow moving conveyor belt to the unemployment line.

For all the talk at Wednesday’s presser about the scars he’s accumulated since the last time he worked here, Glen Gulutzan doesn’t show it. Same chiseled features; same great hair. Even at 53, which is young only if you’re on this side of the Medicare line,