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Published on Monday, November 28, 2016

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Florida Fires Coach Gerard Gallant

Yesterday the Florida Panthers fired their head coach Gerard Gallant.  He was in his third year as Florida's coach.  Last year he was a nominee for the Jack Adams Trophy as coach of the year and only 22 games later he finds himself fired.  It's not as if the Panthers had done poorly this year.  Despite injuries they had a record of 12-12 with one regulation tie point.  There is a reasonable expectation that had they stayed the course they might be a playoff team.  After all, they are currently only 2 points behind the last playoff spot in the East Conference.

Florida is quickly becoming a poorly run franchise.  Vinny Viola the Florida Panthers owner has interfered in the running of the franchise.  Florida had a strong season last year winning the Atlantic Division.  Nevertheless the GM who built the team - Dale Tallon was pushed upstairs so that Viola's favored GM Tom Rowe could be brought in as GM.  Rowe has a questionable record for a GM, he is a longtime coach and assistant coach at levels below the NHL.  I assumed he would be Dale Tallon's puppet as Tallon phased into retirement.  It is clear now that he is management's puppet.  Tallon is a fall guy as Viola brings in people he can control. 

Rowe is going to serve as coach and general manager for the rest of the season.  He has been given enough rope that he can hang himself in the rest of the season.  Whether or not that matters to ownership is the question.


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