As coach of the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017-18, their inaugural season, Gallant guided them to the Stanley Cup Final when they lost to the Washington Capitals in five games.
The 57-year-old is 270-216-51 with four ties in 541 NHL games for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers and Golden Knights.
I’m waiting for the next opportunity and I hope it comes soon,” Gallant told The Athletic on June 7.
Gallant coached Canada to a first-place finish at the 2021 IIHF World Championship after it lost the first three games to Latvia, Germany and the United States, and clinched fourth in Group B when Germany defeated Latvia in regulation.
There’s a reason the teams he coaches win because he gets the plan, puts it in place, communicates it and then drives the guys.
New York was part of the NHL Return to Play Plan last season and was swept in three games by the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers.
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