Confirmed with Link: New York Rangers Hire John Davidson as President
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Mandar
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Glen Sathers Cigar
Sather 4 Ever
The thing about this is JD would've been one of the best candidates for this position even without considering his ties to the Rangers - just looking at his time as President of Hockey Ops in St. Louis and CBJ.
I look for him to pick up where Sather left off in dealing with Dolan. Part of the reason Dolan has screwed up the Knicks so much is his direct involvement. We get a hockey lifer to be Rangers' President and Dolan will trust whatever they say. This was the best attribute of Slats with the Rangers and JD is perfect in that respect as well.
I also think he's going to turn Hartford around and make great organizational changes to help that happen.
Figuring out the best way to gain advantages by any means necessary and finally having the dollars to flex in those areas. I don't just mean free agents and trades - I'm talking analytics, scouting, sports science and all the rest.
Don't be fooled, this isn't some bogus hire just because of his familial relationship to the Rangers. That's just a perk.
I look for him to pick up where Sather left off in dealing with Dolan. Part of the reason Dolan has screwed up the Knicks so much is his direct involvement. We get a hockey lifer to be Rangers' President and Dolan will trust whatever they say. This was the best attribute of Slats with the Rangers and JD is perfect in that respect as well.
I also think he's going to turn Hartford around and make great organizational changes to help that happen.
Figuring out the best way to gain advantages by any means necessary and finally having the dollars to flex in those areas. I don't just mean free agents and trades - I'm talking analytics, scouting, sports science and all the rest.
Don't be fooled, this isn't some bogus hire just because of his familial relationship to the Rangers. That's just a perk.
GeorgeKaplan
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This move doesn’t do much more me honestly, it just seems like a typical, lazy Ranger move going after a well known name with ties to the organization. If he allows Gorton to continue to run the Hockey Operations like he wants to do, then it’s ok move. I just wish they actually went in a new, fresh, and modern direction with a young person that would work with Gorton.
broadwayblue
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They have a young coach. JD has a ton of experience and did some great things with Columbus. This is his homecoming, and now the stage is set for a new era in Rangerland.
Kaapo Cabana
Next name: Admiral Kakkbar
Thats what its shaping up to be.
now only if we have have a liberty logo 3rd jersey
Tawnos
A guy with a bass
And number retirement ceremonies for the Cooks and Boucher. I know it's tough since they're all gone, but it should still be done.
Mike in Houston
Registered User
Al MacIssac in Chicago and Laurence Gilman and Brandon Pridham are few names that thought were solid options.
JD was in the TV booth during all our worst seasons. Did he ever question anything? Total tool, he just didn’t understand the modern game, and like why should he?? Tortorella has been ‘his’ coach in CBJ — smart move! STL and CBJ have been very mediocre organization, but CBJ have had one thing. A really good scouting organization, especially in europe, I wonder who built that one?..
Slats have been a dead man walking on the job forever. Gorts. Has managed to wrestle control of the NHL team, doing a good job taking it into the rebuild and the first phases of it. Our farm system is among the worst in the league. Our pro scouting and manage positions has been full of guys like Schoney, Barnett and the likes snoozing on the job. Gorton brought in two totally inexperienced company men, great, but do they know what they are doing? First day at work still for these guys.
One cup in 80 years, we are content with meritocracy, no wonder...
I’m not denying that, I’m just not a fan of that that it appears from a optics standpoint that it was JD and nobody else. I would’ve preferred a new face without Ranger ties, I think JD as long as allows Gorton to do what he’s doing with a some guidance is a solid thing. I just want a complete overhaul of how things are done, but I hope it works out.
Gardner McKay
RIP, Jimmy.
Yeah because bringing guys like Gorton and Quinn on board have been such lazy moves.
Also, the bold is horribly ageist and presumes that JD isn't going to worth Gortom.
Machinehead
HFNYR MVP
Cool, I like JD.
Just don't mess with anything we've been doing.
Just don't mess with anything we've been doing.
Glen Sathers Cigar
Sather 4 Ever
In which way?
FWIW, I'm glad they stayed away from the Leafs guys, though MacIssac would have been a solid candidate.
I never said that, I said I preferred a fresh, new outlook on the organization and how it was built. The big issue with the Sather era was how insular the organization was and how behind the times they always seemed to be how teams were built and how they played. JD had a good runs as President of STL and CBJ, but nothing there tells he going to push the Rangers to the next level based on what he has done. I hope it works out, but I have my doubts, is all.
mrhockey193195
Registered User
I explained it in another response to a user how Sather seemed behind on a lot of ways in how modern NHL ways before Gorton took over.
Gardner McKay
RIP, Jimmy.
That is quite literally what you said. If that is not what you meant, completely fair. I say things all the time and realized it was perceived differently. But Rangers have not been making "typical, lazy" moves. That is not their MO any more. If it was, Messier probably be GM and we would have hired a NHL retread as head coach. If anything they have been doing quite the opposite. There is a complete changing of the guard happening, from the big club down to the Wolf Pack.
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