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FlamesAddiction · 05-24-2023, 01:08 AM

I just read several stories about Gallant and what led to him being fired.

Florida:

It was kind of like the Hartley situation in Calgary from the sounds of it. He was a hire left over from the previous regime and they let him stay on when the new regime took over. Gallant led the Panthers to a fantastic record, so even though they wanted to bring in their own guy after, they had trouble justifying firing him. They waited until the team was struggling a bit and fired him early in the next season. The reason the Panthers gave was "inconsistent performances and philosophical differences between the GM and coach". It was believed that the Panthers management wanted to move in a direction that emphasized analytics and Gallant was resistant and stubborn to adopt it.

Vegas:

After another lights out season, he was canned a little more than half way into the follow-up season as soon as the team struggled. They had lost 4 in a row and found themselves out of a playoff spot by a couple of points. Lot's of time left in the season to make up for it, but Vegas used it as an excuse to get rid of him. The reason they gave was that it was team performance, but rumours were abound that Vegas was annoyed by his stubbornness and deployment choices.

New York:

It was fairly common knowledge that Gallant and Drury butted heads a lot, and again, it sounds like stubbornness and deployment choices played a big role.

One thing about Gallant is that he admits he is stubborn and doesn't hold back his opinions. I really don't think this is the kind of coach a first time GM just starting should be hiring. Gallant could be a really nice guy outside of the rink and no doubt he is a good coach in a lot of ways, but it sounds like he is difficult to get along with and isn't willing to listen to others. I just can't imagine that the Flames would be seriously considering it. I really just want to believe that this is Gallant's reps putting rumours out there to try and garner interest. Gallant did say that he was willing to listen to any offers no matter where.

05-24-2023, 01:08 AM	#16
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I just read several stories about Gallant and what led to him being fired. Florida: It was kind of like the Hartley situation in Calgary from the sounds of it. He was a hire left over from the previous regime and they let him stay on when the new regime took over. Gallant led the Panthers to a fantastic record, so even though they wanted to bring in their own guy after, they had trouble justifying firing him. They waited until the team was struggling a bit and fired him early in the next season. The reason the Panthers gave was "inconsistent performances and philosophical differences between the GM and coach". It was believed that the Panthers management wanted to move in a direction that emphasized analytics and Gallant was resistant and stubborn to adopt it. Vegas: After another lights out season, he was canned a little more than half way into the follow-up season as soon as the team struggled. They had lost 4 in a row and found themselves out of a playoff spot by a couple of points. Lot's of time left in the season to make up for it, but Vegas used it as an excuse to get rid of him. The reason they gave was that it was team performance, but rumours were abound that Vegas was annoyed by his stubbornness and deployment choices. New York: It was fairly common knowledge that Gallant and Drury butted heads a lot, and again, it sounds like stubbornness and deployment choices played a big role. One thing about Gallant is that he admits he is stubborn and doesn't hold back his opinions. I really don't think this is the kind of coach a first time GM just starting should be hiring. Gallant could be a really nice guy outside of the rink and no doubt he is a good coach in a lot of ways, but it sounds like he is difficult to get along with and isn't willing to listen to others. I just can't imagine that the Flames would be seriously considering it. I really just want to believe that this is Gallant's reps putting rumours out there to try and garner interest. Gallant did say that he was willing to listen to any offers no matter where. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."