Gallant said no rift existed between himself, general manager Kelly McCrimmon and president of hockey operations George McPhee, which made his Jan. 15 dismissal so surprising.
New Golden Knights head coach Peter DeBoer spoke to media Thursday morning in an introductory press conference ahead of the team’s game versus the Senators.
The Golden Knights fired coach Gerard Gallant on Wednesday and hired former Sharks coach Peter DeBoer. Golden Edge crew Cassie Soto, Adam Hill and Ben Gotz discuss the recent news and how players are reacting to it.
Golden Knights players Marc-Andre Fluery, Reilly Smith and Deryk Englland and Reilly Smith react to the firing of Head Coach Gerard Gallant.
The Vegas Golden Knights lost their third game in a row, falling 3-0 to the Columbus Blue Jackets to end their 7-game homestand. The team will head out to play their next 8 games on the road. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
After a 5-2 loss to the LA Kings, Vegas Golden Knights Max Pacioretty, Reilly Smith and head coach Gerard Gallant spoke about the team’ need to step up their play in the first period to get back into the win column. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Vegas Golden Knights remain on top of the Pacific Division after the team pulled through with a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Jon Merrill scored his first goal of the season and Max Pacioretty scored twice in the victory. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)