 Hitchcock retired after the season and was succeeded at the head coaching spot by Jim Montgomery.Montgomery's first season as the Stars coach saw the team make the playoffs, defeating the Nashville Predators in a six game series the first round, but falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in seven games, losing Game 7 on the road in double-overtime by a score of 2-1 despite a 52-save performance by goaltender Ben Bishop.When the Stars first moved from Minnesota, they played in Reunion Arena, which they shared with the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks.