Gerard Gallant will be taking over as the new head coach of the Rangers, according to the New York Post’s Larry Brooks.
Gallant most recently led Canada to a gold medal at the IIHF World Championship in Riga, Latvia. He was last behind an NHL bench in January 2020 with the Golden Knights. Prior to his stint in Vegas, he coached the Panthers and Blue Jackets. He has a 270-216-4-51 NHL coaching record in parts of nine seasons.
The hire comes a month after the Rangers fired David Quinn, which happened days after owner James Dolan dismissed general manager Jeff Gorton and team president John Davidson.
The Rangers did not qualify for the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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New GM Chris Drury said in May that he wanted a coach with NHL experience. Gallant has that, as well as a proven track record. He helped improve the Panthers 12 points and earn a division title from his first and second season there. In Vegas, he took over an expansion team and was an integral part in why the “Golden Misfits” reached the Stanley Cup Final in their first season.
Is there a shelf life, however? In all three of Gallant’s NHL stops he was fired in his third season. There will be pressure off the bat to succeed in New York given Dolan’s moves this off-season.
Gallant, the 2018 Jack Adams Award winner, is taking over a Rangers team full of youth and talent, something he had in Florida with the likes of Jonathan Huberdeau, Aaron Ekblad, Vincent Trocheck and Aleksander Barkov. He helped improvements with that young roster, and the expectation is the same will continue in New York.
According to Pierre LeBrun, it’s a four-year deal, which matches up with the franchise’s Cup expectations. Patience is not something Dolan has at this moment in time, and with Drury and Gallant installed, now is the time go to go Cup hunting.
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Sean Leahy is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @Sean_Leahy.
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