from Eric Duhatschek of The Athletic,

The Golden Knights play a high-paced aggressive style that is not only successful, but also pleasing to the eye. Long ago, Gallant realized the game of hockey had to be fun, even when played at the highest level – and that’s what you see when the Golden Knights are on the ice, practicing or playing. It doesn’t seem like just another day at the office to them, the way it sometimes does to other NHL teams.

In everyday hockey parlance, the traits Gallant demonstrates make him a so-called “players’ coach.” But that’s a broad, all-encompassing term that borders on cliché and can mean wildly different things to different people. If I were defining the term, I would say a “players’ coach” is demanding but respectful, honest and communicative, and even-keeled in good times and bad.

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