It’s been several days since the Minnesota Wild parted ways with head coach Bruce Boudreau, and general manager Bill Guerin has undoubtedly already begun thinking about who will replace him as Minnesota’s bench boss in 2020-21. There are several qualified coaching candidates available — Peter Laviolette, Doug Weight and even Mike Babcock come to mind. But the candidate Guerin should primarily focus on pursuing is former Vegas Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant.
In a move that completely shocked the hockey universe, the Golden Knights unceremoniously relieved Gallant of his duties last month.