SUNRISE (AP) — The last few days have been filled with awkward moments for Florida Panthers interim coach Tom Rowe.
First, there was the unfortunate scene where Gerard Gallant loaded his luggage into a taxi after getting fired as Florida’s coach last week. Another moment of weirdness came Wednesday, when Rowe settled into Gallant’s former office for the first time. And on Thursday night, Rowe made his home debut behind the bench — drawing boos from some in the crowd.
It is not a happy time in Pantherland right now.
Florida’s 5-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Thursday night was the team’s fourth straight defeat, sixth in its last seven games and dropped the team to 12-12-4 through 28 games.