When Vegas Golden Knights Head Coach Gerard Gallant was coaching the Florida Panthers, he brought the franchise back to the playoffs for the first time since 2012. He coached them to the playoffs in 2016 but lost in the first round to the New York Islanders in six games.
In the 2016-17 campaign, it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for Gallant. In fact, the Panthers ended up firing Gallant and assistant coach Mike Kelly. And not only did they can both of them, but they also left them out on the street waiting for a cab in Carolina.