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.
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Golden Knights players Marc-Andre Fluery, Reilly Smith and Deryk Englland and Reilly Smith react to the firing of Head Coach Gerard Gallant.
Golden Knights right wing Alex Tuch returned to practice on Tuesday afternoon. Tuch missed the last four games due to an upper-body injury sustained in the team’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Nov. 3.
The Golden Knights will head to Arizona to face the Coyotes on Thursday with hopes to bounce back from Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the Bruins. Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant is fully aware that the Coyotes are a very aggressive team and knows his guys will have to match that speed.
Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant called the first loss of the preseason a “team loss” that was “tough to watch.”