The Dallas Stars are making a change in the locker room just one week after team leaders scoffed at the idea.

Pete DeBoer, head coach of the Stars for the last three seasons, was fired, the team announced Friday. Under DeBoer, the Stars made it to three consecutive Western Conference Finals before getting knocked out of playoff contention.

“After careful consideration, we believe that a new voice is needed in our locker room to push us closer to our goal of winning the Stanley Cup,” Stars General Manager Jim Nill said in a statement. “We’d like to thank Pete for everything that he has helped our organization achieve over the past three seasons and wish him nothing but the best moving forward.”

Just one week ago, team owner Tom Gaglardi rebuffed questions that DeBoer’s place with the

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