Jeff Paul: Goodbye Gallant, Bonjour DeBoer? Analyzing the Golden Knigh Coaching Change Vegas Golden Knights Coach Gerard Gallant was fired on Wednesday and replaced by former San Jose Sharks coach Peter DeBoer. DeBoer will join the team on the road, for a game against the Ottawa Senators.

Terrible move.

BuT tHEy lOst to tHe SaBRes!!!

There is more behind this coaching change that the public doesn't know then the Knights won/loss record. I don't think he will be without a job long as he would be a big improvement over some men coaching in the NHL, like Winnipeg.

There is more behind this coaching change that the public doesn't know then the Knights won/loss record. I don't think he will be without a job long as he would be a big improvement over some men coaching in the NHL, like Winnipeg.
- islansjet

I will say he did a good job, but probably got stale. The roster improved and the results didn't. Not too many guys can survive that. Practices always ran the same, team was starting games flat. Something had to change, I'm just surprised this was the move.

Crazy.

But, I've got to think that some important upper ups in Vegas came away from the last playoff series thinking that Gallant was outcoached by DeBoer. When the opportunity came up to make the change, they took the first excuse available and pulled the plug.