Just over a year removed from knocking the Florida Panthers out of the playoffs, Jack Capuano is headed south.
The former coach of the New York Islanders will officially join Bob Boughner’s staff as an assistant coach of the Panthers on Friday.
In an odd twist, both Capuano and Gerard Gallant were fired last season after getting their teams to the playoffs. Capuano was also a finalist for the Vegas Golden Knights coaching job which went to Gallant last month.
Gallant is also said to have spoken to the Islanders about their open job when Capuano was fired in January.