Rangers coach says team needs to 'grow up' following win over the Florida Panthers

The New York Rangers handed the Florida Panthers their first regulation loss of the 2021-22 season Monday night, but Rangers coach Gerard Gallant was in no mood to celebrate. Following the win, Gallant criticized his team for almost blowing it in the third period, when the Panthers managed to get the game to 4-3 after being behind 4-1.

"It was no fun watching that. You win a game against an undefeated team, a great team, and you don't feel good about that win. I'll take the two points later, but it's not the way you got to play hockey," said Gallant.

"We battled for two periods and that third period, just, it's not acceptable for us," Gallant continued. "We've got to fight through it. We've got to grow up. We've got to be men and fight through it late in the hockey game."

Gallant did joke that he might put defenceman K'Andre Miller on the wing after MIller went coast to coast for a goal Monday night. Miller was asked about that following the game and simply said "nah, I'm good."

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