Dave Tippett News

There is enough uncertainty around the Phoenix Coyotes franchise these days to worry about a coach, but they still don't have one of those under contract for next season either.

The weekend was marked by disappointment for many where Alain Vigneault was concerned but Stars GM Jim Nill said he was not surprised.

There was far more chaos this summer than most New York Rangers fans were expecting.

According to the world famous Bob McKenzie, former Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault has removed himself from consideration to be the next coach of the Dallas Stars .

There is no shortage of opinions on former Rangers coach John Tortorella out there, and most of them are not positive.

The leader in the clubhouse would be Alain Vigneault. That, of course, excludes the other leader in the clubhouse named Mark Messier.

A LOOK AT THE CAREER OF JAMIE BENN: Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn fights around Ottawa Senators left wing Milan Michalek in the third period of NHL Hockey action at American Airlines Center in Dallas Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Their continued employment elsewhere is not keeping names like Dave Tippett and Dan Bylsma out of coach-search rumor mills.

So here's the situation as far as the Rangers and Alain Vigneault, who spent yesterday presenting himself to Glen Sather and his people at the general manager's home in La Quinta, Calif.: If the Blueshirts wish to hire Vigneault as John Tortorella's successor behind the bench, their general manager needs to move reasonably quickly before Dallas ... (more)

A new GM looks at things in new ways, so Jim Nill probably doesn't really carry the baggage of Stars fans.

The NY Rangers reportedly interviewed Alain Vigneault.today in California, where they're having offseason meetings.

The Vancouver Canucks made the move that many were expecting them to, as long as their Stanley Cup Playoff journey ended in anything but a Cup title.

With Dallas Eakins supposedly in line to become the next coach of the Edmonton Oilers coach the path to a new coach is becoming more clear for Glen Sather.

We'll take a look at the Stars coaching candidate in a series of articles here on the blog.

Current Dallas Stars player Jamie Benn, left, and former Stars great Mike Modano model the team's new hockey sweaters they will wear for the 2013-14 season during a ceremony at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.

Jim Nill was on hand for the festivities Tuesday night at the Dallas Stars jersey unveiling and said a decision on a head coach is getting closer.

As of now there are three teams looking for a new head coach: The Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Dallas Stars.

The Los Angeles Kings cut Chicago's series lead in half while two other NHL teams will look a little different when they take the ice next season.

While there is a new group ready to close the deal on purchasing the Phoenix Coyotes , an arena deal with the City of Glendale has yet to be met, which has previously been a major roadblock for buyers.

The Toronto Marlies head coach has become a coveted name as various teams look for coaching replacements this spring, with the Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks all expected to speak with him before making a hire.