Stars coach Pete DeBoer was fired Friday 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 move came eight days after the Stars ended their season in a 6-3 loss at home to the Oilers in Game 5 of the West final.

DeBoer made the curious and much-discussed decision to bench Jake Oettinger after his star goalie gave up two goals on two shots in the first 7:09. Two days later, the coach acknowledged he still hadn’t talked to Oettinger about that decision.

General manager Jim Nill said he had no problem with DeBoer’s decision to pull Oettinger, or that the two didn’t talk in the immediate aftermath of such a big decision.

Nill and his now-former coach agreed that DeBoer could have handled postgame comments better. DeBoer pointed out after the season-ending loss that his goalie had lost six of his past seven starts against the Oilers going into the game. Amid reports that some players expressed concerns about DeBoer in their exit interviews, Nill said the input from players and the fallout from the Oettinger move were not the only factors in the decision.

MLB: All-Star right-hander Corbin Burnes of the Diamondbacks is set to undergo Tommy John elbow surgery, ending his season early in the first year of a $210 million, six-year contract. The 30-year-old left his most recent start with the Diamondbacks leading 3-0 in the top of the fifth inning Sunday.

NBA: According to ESPN, the Knicks are conducting active research on Mavericks coach Jason Kidd among other head coaching candidates in their search to replace Tom Thibodeau. The Knicks have yet to request permission to speak to Kidd, who has two years remaining on the contract extension he signed during the Mavs’ 2024 run to the NBA Finals.