The New York Islanders have asked for and received permission to talk to former Florida Panthers coach Gerard Gallant at least a week or more ago, according to tweets by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and TSN and NBC’s Bob McKenzie, the same day Jack Capuano was fired as Islanders coach.
Hearing NYI have permission to talk to former Florida coach Gerard Gallant. He was an Islanders' assistant from 2007-09.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) January 18, 2017
Worth noting on NYI permission request to talk to Gerard Gallant, it was made some time ago.