{"id":8401,"date":"2017-04-04T12:55:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T16:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=8401"},"modified":"2017-04-04T12:57:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T16:57:23","slug":"tom-rowe-step-panthers-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/04\/04\/tom-rowe-step-panthers-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Rowe to Step Down as Panthers Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/roweto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom  Rowe<\/a><\/strong> has decided not to return as the Florida Panthers head coach next season. Rowe filled the position on November 27, following the dismissal of <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gallage01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gerard  Gallant<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A source confirmed to Sun Sentinel today that Tom Rowe will not be coach next season <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/flapanthers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#flapanthers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Harvey F. (@hfialkov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hfialkov\/status\/849238704136880129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Tom  Rowe&#8217;s Interim Stint Ends<\/h1>\n<p>Rowe became a part of the Florida Panthers organization on November 9, 2013. He was hired as the head coach for their AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. In 2015, the Panthers relocated the Rampage to the Portland Pirates, of whom Tom  Rowe continued as head coach. During his first season with the Pirates, the Florida Panthers promoted him to work as their associate general manager. After deciding to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2016\/11\/27\/florida-panthers-fire-gerard-gallant\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">release former head coach Gerard Gallant<\/a>, Rowe filled his place and began his short-lived stint as the Panthers head coach.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Panthers are currently in\u00a06th place in the Atlantic Division. With a measly 77 points, the organization has taken a hit coming off of a break-out year in 2016. The Panthers hold a 33-35-11 record over 79 games. Since Rowe replaced Gallant as interim head coach, the team has gone 22-26-10. Gallant got the boot after opening the season with an 11-9-1 record.<\/p>\n<h2>Two Roles too Much for Rowe<\/h2>\n<p>Currently juggling two administrative positions within the Panthers organization is a tedious task. Rowe openly took the brunt of Florida&#8217;s failures this season, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/sports\/florida-panthers\/fl-sp-panthers-rowe-20170403-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">admitting that<\/a>\u00a0\u201cfans pay good money to come watch us play. When they\u2019re not happy, you know what, I\u2019m a big boy with thick skin&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Plane flying over BB&amp;T Center before <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Panthers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Panthers<\/a>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Habs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Habs<\/a> game about Florida coach Tom Rowe: &quot;ROWE MUST GO! CALL HIM A CAB!&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MxPcXG1fX9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MxPcXG1fX9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StuCowan1\/status\/849039396892442624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In retrospect, the interim head coach has had his ups and downs this season. On March 21, Tom  Rowe approved\u00a0<strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/ekblaaa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron  Ekblad<\/a><\/strong> to play against the Carolina Hurricanes, despite recently missing four games with a concussion. Unfortunately for Ekblad, Rowe&#8217;s decision opened the door to a relapse that will likely sideline him for the remainder of the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers finished their 2015-2016 campaign at the top of the Atlantic division. All things considered, this is a clear indicator that something has gone a miss as they flirt with the bottom of the division this season. Tom  Rowe&#8217;s discontinuation as head coach will open a position to be filled, as the Panthers will be striving for recovery next year.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/653418534\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:66.666667% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/653418534?et=Qs66nPJ_RmBqOdXjcQFMdA&#038;tld=ca&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=xe2Zy4GxPU6FoL5FehFyRIH4TjE4egfzRIC-3seeNYw=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Rowe has decided not to return as the Florida Panthers head coach next season. Rowe filled the position on November 27, following the dismissal of Gerard Gallant. A source confirmed to Sun Sentinel today that Tom Rowe will not be coach next season #flapanthers &mdash; Harvey F. 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