It's safe to say outspoken hockey broadcaster Don Cherry doesn't agree with the firing of Gerard Gallant.
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Cherry spoke during his usual Coach's Corner segment on Hockey Night in Canada Saturday where he was very blunt about how he felt about the Florida Panthers' decision to abruptly fire Gallant earlier this week.
"I've been involved a long time in hockey. I've seen bad firings, I've been fired myself - I thought in Colorado was rather bad. I have never seen anything like this, this is the worst firing in the history of the world," Cherry said. "Here's a guy that got 103 points last year, he was second for coach of the year, they get rid of the equipment manager - Mike Kelly, they get rid of him too - and this is how he gets fired."
Since the firing the Panthers have gone 1-0-1 in two games under interim head coach and general manager Tom Rowe, collecting three of a possible four points
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