BOISE, Idaho — It’s finally time to practice what Jim Montgomery has been preaching.



At the first day of training camp, the Dallas Stars pushed the tempo and practiced with pace. Montgomery was focused on the details, putting emphasis on taking the right angles and paths to the puck. For Montgomery, it’s all about having the right foundation and positioning on your skates, then using the stick and body to follow through both offensively and defensively.



For a coach that came to Dallas with a mandate of puck possession, the first day lived up to expectations.



“I think it fits for everybody,” Alexander Radulov said.



“It’s exciting and I’ve been around a long time now, and even I haven’t really played that style,” Tyler Seguin said. “I’ve played aggressive defensively, but the style we were practicing today was very new, even for myself. It was exciting because I felt like I was...