Rangers' Coaching Search, James Dolan Stepping In, And More Blueshirts News

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21-04-2025

1. One of the more curious outcomes of the Peter Laviolette exit is that Phil Housley got fired but the other name ex-NHLer, Michael Peca, not only had his job saved but is being mentioned as coaching material.
2. The Housley hire in the first place was just another bad Chris Drury move.
3. A major reason for Igor Shesterkin's mediocre season was the absence of goalie guru Benny Allaire who was as much a part of Iggy's success story as anyone.
4. Re the new coach hire; it will be interesting to see how much input owner James Dolan will have in the process. And how long it will take.
5. Not that this will influence Dolan but SNY's John Flanigan did a Rangers report card. He gave Drury a D as in one short of F as in failure.
6. In case you missed my comment on X/Twitter, I noticed that the Post had a headline that the Rangers "Need an identity." My comment: "They have one – FAT CATS or COUNTRY CLUB."
7. From a purely journalistic viewpoint, it was noteworthy that Elliotte Friedman, king of the "Insiders," failed to get the scoop on Lavvy's ouster. Nobody did. Good work, Rangers PR, keeping it hermetically sealed.
8. This is purely Maven guess work but I believe that if you took a poll of Rangers fans this minute at least 75 percent would want Drury to either quit or get fired.
9. One of many reasons why Laviolette now is an EX-coach is that he lost the Rangers room as early as last November. Half the time he seemed in a daze.
10. After leaving his Philly gig John Tortorella told friends that he was "through" coaching. However, one of Torts' pals added, "He still has the juice and if a good deal came along, he'd take it." Rangers, that is because The Apple is irresistible!