Out of the blue or no?
Oh, everyone around here was on that bandwagon hours ago.Yes, but probably the right move long term
They have underperformed to expectations, but their underlying numbers are still good. They are in danger of missing the playoffs though, mostly cause the division is better, missing would be a bit of a disaster, so this is the management team wanting a shakeup Imo
De Boer is a top coach, doubt this move is made today if hes not available
Gallant is red wings next coach imo, stevie knows him well
funny to see all these losers in vegas that know nothing about hockey get pissed off...everyone has been complaining about gallant being fired and saying they don't want anyone from the sharks here, of course since they are still butthurt about blowing a 3-1 series lead to them last year. i've seen a lot of idiot fan bases all over, but these fans might be #1 on the list for most clueless. when you go to games, you are surrounded by both males and females who are constantly looking around asking "what was that?" numerous times each period. they don't know what icing is. they don't know whether a penalty was called on their team or the opposition. they don't know how to pronounce their own player names. they don't know why 3 players are playing during overtime. they don't know what a major penalty is. but they drive around with logos and personalized "VGK" plates all over their cars and act like they are superfans of hockey. it's comical listening to their idiocy. they are now my 2nd worst hated franchise next to the whiners. it would be fun watching them fall into a tailspin and miss the playoffs while all these jerkoffs bitch and moan about the coaching decision.