In a recent interview, former Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer opened up about calling out his former goalie Jake Oettinger after their playoff collapse against the Oilers. The Dallas Stars looked like a team primed to be a clear Stanley Cup contender in the 2024-25 season. Unfortunately for them, they came up across a talented Edmonton Oilers team that were able to expose starting goaltender Jake Oettinger in the Western Conference Finals. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ginohard_/status/1928249417959694648'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ryansura18/status/1794376929128399107'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> After the series loss head coach Pete DeBoer laid into Jake Oettinger outright blaming him for the loss. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/victoryplustv/status/1929310597486711122'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/gamenotesbud/status/1928897345015415197'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/spetershockey/status/1928467132251242600'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This ultimately created a rift between DeBoer and Oettinger that then led the Dallas Stars bench boss to be fired and replaced for the upcoming season. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/jonahjavad/status/1931116874256838858'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Now, after all of the dust has settled DeBoer has spoken to the media and apologized to Oettinger for his handling of the situation. <h3>Pete DeBoer Admits He Mishandled Situation With Jake Oettinger Leading To His Termination</h3> DeBoer began his interview by walking back his original statements blaming Oettinger and confirmed the loss was on everyone from top to bottom. Listen, we were all to blame for coming up short again, and it starts with me,» DeBoer told NHL.com's Mike Zeisberger as he reflected on the incident. «It was on me, it was on all the coaches, it was on all the players, it was on the organization as a whole. We all created the disappointment. We were all to blame, not just one guy. When discussing Oettinger in particular, he once again admitted he was in the wrong for not providing clarity after his initial comments addressed toward the Stars' goaltender. When all the questions at the postgame press conference were about Jake, I should have redirected the topic to reflect that this wasn't just about him, this was about all of us. We - and I stress the word 'we' - did not get the job done. We were on a run in which we'd lost six of our past seven games against Edmonton in the third round dating back to 2024. In one of my answers, I said he'd lost six of seven to them. But it wasn't just him. It was all of us. That's not on just one guy. I should have made that clearer. After the interview, Oettinger was asked about this admission from DeBoer and said that he agrees with DeBoer's updated statement and version of events. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/br_openice/status/1967607274417041875'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Now, the Stars will move forward with former Edmonton Oilers assistant Glen Gulutzan as their new bench boss.