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DALLAS — Nine months removed from a trip to the Eastern Final with the Ottawa Senators, life is so much different for Marc Methot.

The veteran defenceman — who spent five season with the Senators — has a new home in Dallas and on the Stars’ blueline. He got married, had knee surgery that forced him to miss three months of the season, and — along with his wife, Ellie — welcomed first child, Jack, into the world.

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Of course, the biggest adjustment is being a parent.

“(Jack’s) doing awesome. He’s not sleeping a whole ton right now so my wife’s taken over for the night shifts and she’s been doing a great job supporting that and knowing that I’ve got to be healthy and rested but, man, what an experience,” Methot said Sunday at the Stars’ practice facility 25 minutes north of Dallas.

“He’s a Texan now. He’s got his dual citizenship, so that’s pretty cool. Oh God, (fatherhood) is life changing. I never would have imagined how much work it was until you finally go through with it, but what an experience. It gives you new life and something to play for. Not that I need that, but it’s just added motivation every day I come to the rink. I love it. I love being able to go home to him.”