Rangers granted permission to interview Gerard Gallant

Per Darren Dreger, the Rangers have taken the next step in their coaching search. Vegas has granted the Rangers permission to interview Gerard Gallant for their head coach position.

This isn’t overly surprising, as Gallant had been rumored to be the front runner among a few potential prospects. Given how quickly this is moving, perhaps the search won’t take that long after all.

I would still expect a few other names to come up here and there, but it looks like Gallant has more than just the inside track for the job. He has a 10 minute head start too.