Any question about the Dallas Stars front office presenting a united front in its stance on the performance of Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin was answered Sunday.



Two days after Jim Lites went on an expletive-filled rant lambasting Benn and Seguin, Stars general manager Jim Nill made his first public comments in a meeting with media members during the Stars’ practice following a 5-1 home win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.



Nill, and by extension the rest of the front office, knew that Lites was going to be meeting with media members. They had planned to issue a calculated message about where Benn and Seguin ranked in league scoring, but Lites’ tone and language turned it into a story that became a sensation across the hockey world.



“First of all, the hockey message that Jim (gave) was dead-on,” Nill said. “I think that message had to get out there. We’ve all got to be better, from the top, from management...