Brawndo Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Bob McKenzieVerified account@TSNBobMcKenzie FLA also fired assistant coach Mike Kelly, in addition to head coach Gerard Gallant. GM Tom Rowe taking over behind the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Worked well for Edmonton, what could go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Brian Lawton @brianlawton9 46m 46 minutes ago The current rumor out of @FlaPanthers is that there are some non hockey personnel that have a lot to say to Owner about how people do jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Pretty sure Dave Barr left us because he wanted to work with his buddy Gallant. Oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Pretty sure Dave Barr left us because he wanted to work with his buddy Gallant. Oops Yep Darren Dreger Verified account@DarrenDreger Florida ownership taking a beating privately around the hockey community. Gallant is a highly respected and well liked hockey man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Bob McKenzieVerified account@TSNBobMcKenzie FLA also fired assistant coach Mike Kelly, in addition to head coach Gerard Gallant. GM Tom Rowe taking over behind the bench. I just don't get that at all........................... I'm completely flabbergasted right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Josh Rimer @JoshRimerHockey 2m2 minutes ago And your GM trades Kulikov and Gudbranson leaving you big holes to fill on d. Smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I'm not sure I understand the firing. From what I could tell the locker room in Florida was in good shape. Players seemed to have good chemistry. The record this season isn't amazing but it's not like they're Buffalo. Sooooo, meddling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I just don't get that at all........................... I'm completely flabbergasted right now. Oh, Timmmmm-mmmmmmmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 This is all political. The sleazebag from Brooklyn who bought the team, Vinny Viola, has been bringing in all his guys. It's why Tallon got pushed aside from his GM spot. Apparently there was differences between management and coaching about the direction of the team and Viola needed a reason to get his buddies involved. He is a fan favorite, the players love him, and this certainly doesn't have anything to do with performance. Don't be surprised to see Tallon gone before long. It wouldn't surprise me if he steps down because of this. I've hated this Brooklyn douchebag from day one, I just didn't think he would reach down as far as coaching to puff out his chest. Viola is about to ruin a 4 year rebuild that was just starting to come to fruition. You think attendance in Florida sucked before? Spuddy was a fan favorite, there are going to be even less fans now. I guess it's time to head to Tampa to get my hockey fix, I'm not giving that a penny of my money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Food for thought: Stephen Burtch @SteveBurtch 23m23 minutes agoToronto, Ontario Last year Jaromir Jagr shot 19.8% at 5v5. Barkov shot 13.93% and Smith shot 13.60%. This year they are at 5.41%, 4.55% and 6.25%. Sean Tierney @ChartingHockey 19m19 minutes ago PDO is just one piece of the puzzle but last year FLA finished the year at 102.1, 2nd in the NHL. So far this year, their PDO is 99.3 (18th) Seems to me Gallant hit the perfect storm of being lucky last year, artificially inflating his value, only to follow it up with some bad luck making him look worse than he is. I'm certainly not especially familiar with the particulars of his coaching, but I think it's likely he's one of many coaches in the mushy middle of the coaching hierarchy. As to why he'd be fired...record aside, he was given an extension by a management team that was forced upstairs in favor of the replacements that just fired him. I'd imagine there's an old school vs. new school clash going on, and given the general lack of success this season, I don't find it too shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Two of his top three centers have been out almost all year. He's got four new defensemen not to mention at least four new forwards. Things aren't going to gel right off the bat. He coaches a fast game, they've been playing better of late. They'd have a much better record if Reimer could pull his head out of his ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Bastards could't even take him back to the hotel or airport. http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1168112-look-gallant-awaits-cab-after-being-fired-by-panthers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 https://twitter.com/DougMaclean/status/803063524041687040?lang=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Oh, Timmmmm-mmmmmmmy. Where's the 'like' button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Go get him Tim. (No idea how good Gallant is) I came into this thread after hearing about Gallant's firing specifically to find this post. Gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Weird. Shows a lack of class for Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Apparently the GM taking over had coached their AHL team last year for a bit. It's also coming out the it sounds like the move was because they wanted a 'new school' coach/approach over 'old school', and with the teams record being mediocre, they decided to make the move now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I know a bit about Florida (that they have a lot of good young talent and have been charting in a good direction), but much less about this coach (who is apparently a well-respected hockey person). Mirtle Tweeted something to the effect that this is part of a process whereby robots take over the responsibility for coaching and, ultimately, and then ultimately GMs control players remotely with game controller type tools. He was joking, of course, but the implication seems to be that Gallant is old school, and the people who ousted him are new school. All that aside, there's part of me that respects an ownership that is restless to succeed at a time when it seems like the team should be succeeding. This may blow up in their face, sure - but there's precedent for early(ish) season firings leading to success in the following spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I have no problem with letting a coach go. I have a problem with firing him on the road and telling him to find his own way to the airport. It's classless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I have no problem with letting a coach go. I have a problem with firing him on the road and telling him to find his own way to the airport. It's classless Yuck--agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I have a problem with firing him on the road and telling him to find his own way to the airport. It's classless +++ What an absolutely terrible look for the Florida franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 It's not surprising. The owner is a change body. He loves creating change, all the time. "Positive friction". I'm not sure that's going to work in the NHL. You might be able to get people who buy into it on Wall Street as there are people who want to spend 5-10 years burning themselves out to make a load of money and then retire. The NHL players play for money but also have a passion. Many value stability and any owner who exhibits a propensity to change for change sake is probably not going to draw well. I'm sure all players want to be evaluated only on their metrics. Well, scratch one competitive team from the Sabres division now. I'd be surprised if Florida doesn't tailspin after this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Vinny Viola from Brooklyn, eh? Why do I picture some old guy putting his hands on his shoulders and telling him this ... *from now on call yourself Vincent Corleone* What a shameful display by Panther ownership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 From a fan at hfboards: I was there. It was worse than the photos make it look. At PNC Arena, the service entrance is where both teams leave the building. As a result, a crowd of fans gathers there after every game to look for autographs and get some face time with the players. Tonight, there was a mix of Canes fans, Panthers fans, and miscellaneous Jagr fans. I was out there with my 8 year old son because he wanted to get his stick signed. After nearly all the Hurricanes players had left, the Florida buses were still parked at the loading dock. That never happens, because visiting teams usually have a plane to catch and beat it out of there quickly. It became a topic of conversation between the fans and security that the Panthers were taking a weirdly long time to leave. Around that time, I checked the Canes GDT and saw a post that Gallant had been fired. So naturally, my reaction was to turn to the first person next to me and say something like, 'Holy crap, they're still here because they just canned their coach!". Which of course broke the news to everyone in earshot, and so everyone was talking about it by the time the Panthers buses finally pulled out. By the time Gallant came out 10 or 15 minutes later, the whole crowd at the security gate knew what had happened. He had to come all the way out of the secure area into the public parking lot, with half a dozen arena employees helping him carry his bags to a taxi which was very conspicuously parked right in front of everyone. The point being, what you don't see in those photos is the crowd of fans 50 feet away who were ALL taking pictures and video while Gallant awkwardly waited for the cab to get loaded. The worst part (and I considered not mentioning this, as it really doesn't reflect well on our fanbase) was one guy singing the "Hey Hey Goodbye" song in Gallant's direction. So yes, that was just about the worst possible way it could have gone down, short of breaking the news to him on live TV or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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