The Dallas Stars recently fired Jim Montgomery after a year and a half, despite a pretty decent record. He apparently just checked himself in to an alcohol rehab facility (good for him for trying to get right). Assuming he sticks to his treatment, I wonder if the Badgers would touch him? Montgomery won a NCAA national championship with Denver in 2017. Another name Badger fans should keep an eye on is Dave Hakstol, the former North Dakota and Philadelphia Flyers coach (currently an assistant with the Maple Leaves). He made the NCAA tournament in all 11 seasons as head coach at UND and left on good terms when he took the Flyers job. The only knock on Hakstol is that he didn’t win a national championship at UND, despite making the Frozen Four 7 times; however, his successor won a natty in 2016 with Hakstol’s players.