Dallas Stars fire GM Joe Nieuwendyk after 4 seasons, set to name replacement Monday

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Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Joe Nieuwendyk waves as he takes part in a ceremony before the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Ottawa Senators in NHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. Dallas Stars general manager Nieuwendyk was fired on Sunday, the team announced in an official statement.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have fired general manager Joe Nieuwendyk after four seasons, two coaches and no playoff appearances.

The Stars announced Nieuwendyk’s firing in a news release Sunday.

Owner Tom Gaglardi says Nieuwendyk helped put pieces in place that will help the Stars be contenders again. But the owner says he believes it’s time “to take this organization in a different direction.”

Dallas is already set to name its new general manager Monday. The team has refused to comment on reports that Jim Nill, Detroit’s assistant GM, will be Nieuwendyk’s replacement.

Nieuwendyk had a year left on his contract.

As a player in Dallas, Nieuwendyk won the Conn Smythe Award as playoff MVP in 1999 when the Stars won their only Stanley Cup.

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