Report: Rowe won't return as Panthers head coach

Tom Rowe may only have three games left in his tenure behind the Florida Panthers' bench.

Multiple sources told George Richards of the Miami Herald that Rowe will not return as head coach next season.

"This is part of the business," he said after Monday's 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. "I knew coming here, to be part of it, if things didn't go well I would be taking the brunt of it."

Rowe, who is also the Panthers general manager, was appointed interim bench boss one day after the club fired Gerard Gallant in November.

The Panthers have officially said they'll discuss Rowe's future as head coach after their final game of the season Sunday night.

Florida has gone 22-25-10 under Rowe after posting an 11-10-1 record to begin the season under Gallant.