While four teams remain battling for the Stanley Cup, many organizations have turned their attention to the offseason and are working behind the scenes to fill out their managerial and coaching vacancies. One team with a high-profile opening behind the bench is the Calgary Flames. Darryl Sutter won the Jack Adams Trophy as Coach of the Year in 2022 and was fired by the team earlier this month.
According to Darren Dreger of TSN on "Insider Trading," a prominent person who could end up in Calgary is Gerard Gallant. He was recently let go by the New York Rangers following a 107-point season and is one of the most experienced coaches available on the open market. Gallant also has experience working with a couple of key players in Calgary, as he was the head coach in Florida when Jonathan Huberdeau and Mac Weegar played there. Both players struggled to play their best in their first season in Calgary and could be reinvigorated with Gallant behind the bench.
Dreger mentions the Flames will look at internal candidates, such as Mitch Love who is the head coach of the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers, but Gallant remains one of the top candidates for the Flames job.
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