In a week that has seen baseball engulfed further by the sign-stealing scandal, the Vegas Golden Knights decided that they wanted some of the headlines after pulling the trigger on what was, quite frankly, a stunning move.
No one saw this coming and it has left fans and those of us who cover the team with far more questions than answers.
Why now?
Just why has a respected figure in Gallant lost his job?
What attracted the front office to Peter DeBoer?
Is this a panic move?
And it is the last question I really want to focus on because, after taking some to digest the news and listening to General Manager Kelly McCrimmon, I fully believe that this was a panic move.