When Joe Nieuwendyk was hired as GM of the Dallas Stars four years ago, he was heralded as one of the game’s bright young minds, despite the fact the only managerial experience he had were short junior portfolios with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Canada’s World Championship team. In retrospect and looking at it objectively, nobody could have had a clue whether Nieuwendyk was going to be a roaring success, unmitigated disaster or something in between.

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