Popular Post Gurn Posted January 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, mll said: Seems the organization has some unrealistic expectations after all. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mathew Barzal said: Holy $&!# drop Green and get him! no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 42 minutes ago, mll said: Calgary, New Jersey, San Diego and Dallas have interim coaches. Rule out Dallas, they're committed to keeping Bowness for the rest of the year. No head coach decision until summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Vegas is a little spoiled, getting to the SCF in their first year, one of the top teams the year after. The first sign of the idea of missing the playoffs and they fire the coach. Are they afraid people won't show up if they're losing? C'mon! This is Vegas baby! People go to the games, go to the shows, go to have a good time... Not sure many who attend Knights games (tourists?) care much about a few losses. They built it, the people will go. Firing Gallant makes no sense to me. Maybe some internal conflicts in the Knights org? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borvat Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, aliboy said: I expect there will be more to this story. Agreed. They fire Gallant and Kelly and simultaneously hire DeBoer. Usually the Assistant Coach steps - in this sounds odd. It's not like Vegas was on a huge losing streak or out of the playoff picture. All of this takes some planning/negotiating and a pretty good reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, gurn said: Seems the organization has some unrealistic expectations after all. "In order for our team to reach its full potential, we determined a coaching change was necessary. Our team is capable of more than we have demonstrated this season," said Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon. "We would like to thank Gerard and Mike for their service to the Vegas Golden Knights. They were both instrumental to the success we have enjoyed in our first two-plus seasons and we wish them all the best moving forward. In Peter DeBoer, we have a proven, experienced head coach who we believe can help us achieve our ultimate goal. We are excited to welcome Peter and his family to the Vegas Golden Knights organization. We look forward to a strong finish to the 2019-20 season with Peter at the helm and a successful tenure in the seasons to come." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Gallant is a great coach that always gets the best from his players. I think Vegas will regret this move in the year down the road once they enter the coaching carousel and see that great coaches only come available every so often 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, canuck73_3 said: Rule out Dallas, they're committed to keeping Bowness for the rest of the year. No head coach decision until summer. That was before Gallant became available. If they are interested and wait - he might no longer be available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, mll said: "In order for our team to reach its full potential, we determined a coaching change was necessary. Our team is capable of more than we have demonstrated this season," said Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon. "We would like to thank Gerard and Mike for their service to the Vegas Golden Knights. They were both instrumental to the success we have enjoyed in our first two-plus seasons and we wish them all the best moving forward. In Peter DeBoer, we have a proven, experienced head coach who we believe can help us achieve our ultimate goal. We are excited to welcome Peter and his family to the Vegas Golden Knights organization. We look forward to a strong finish to the 2019-20 season with Peter at the helm and a successful tenure in the seasons to come." They have only been playing for 2 plus seasons but fired both coaches anyway? Then put out this part of the statement "They were both instrumental to the success we have enjoyed in our first two-plus seasons " So gas two instrumental pieces of your past and current success. Weird. Edited January 15, 2020 by gurn 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shift-4 Posted January 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2020 17 minutes ago, canuck73_3 said: Rule out Dallas, they're committed to keeping Bowness for the rest of the year. No head coach decision until summer. I would have ruled out San Diego 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Wow, this is surprising. The only fired coach I’d take over Greener. But I don’t see management firing him and hiring Gallant at this point of the season. Then again I didn’t see Vegas firing their coach either. Lol. Season be wacky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotasfan Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Gallant is a great motivator, but he’s an angry man with a short shelf life . A 2 season coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podz92 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, Borvat said: Agreed. They fire Gallant and Kelly and simultaneously hire DeBoer. Usually the Assistant Coach steps - in this sounds odd. It's not like Vegas was on a huge losing streak or out of the playoff picture. All of this takes some planning/negotiating and a pretty good reason. No doubt they are 3 points out of first in the division and top 3 in most categories league wide. Only their goaltending and their penalty kill have let them down. And those two go hand in hand. Dumb move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck2288 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I wanted DeBoer kneew he would not last on the market but we can go after Gallant now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Hire Gallant as an Assistant coach or special teams coach for now and use next year as a benchmark then promote him if Greener isn't getting it done. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 6string Posted January 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2020 42 minutes ago, mll said: His name is Lawless and he's a journalist. There's more to the story! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliboy Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 25 minutes ago, GarthButcher5 said: Gallant is a great coach that always gets the best from his players. I think Vegas will regret this move in the year down the road once they enter the coaching carousel and see that great coaches only come available every so often And this might be good for us as Vegas might not be as good going forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Just now, Warhippy said: Hire Gallant as an Assistant coach or special teams coach for now and use next year as a benchmark then promote him if Greener isn't getting it done. There are 4 teams with interim coaches + Blashill and Boudreau are in the last year of their deals - so 6 open positions for next season and 1 more in Seattle. Seems unnecessary for him to go the assistant route. He is still under contract another year. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Qwags Posted January 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) This feels like a move CDC would make after a 3 game losing streak. I don't understand this move. Seems way too aggressive. Edited January 15, 2020 by Qwags 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Did their Twitter try hard try to put on an edgy tweet about this? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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