Confirmed with Link: NYR Fire John Davidson and Jeff Gorton

[HatTrick Swayze]

What does "JD and JG distancing themselves from the statement" look like in practice?

 

[Daves a mess]

Valiquette is getting my first interview appt tomm.

Love the guy.

Barry Trotz's underwear will be my second.

 

[mike14]

While the timing us very odd, it is only 48 hrs since we were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, maybe there was an internal expectation that we should have been there, and Gorts/JD couldn't provide a 'good enough' reason why we didn't get there.
It's even possible they would have been let go yesterday/after the last game if not for the Wilson shitshow.

Does anyone know Drury's relationship with Quinn? I can understand the owner leaving the coach up to the GM, but Quinn must be worried

 

[bl02]

Got a link to it? I don't mind being mad.

Honestly, really not worth listening to it but it hasn't been posted on the 98.7 espn website yet or youtube.
He basically has a love fest with Tom Wilson and says the Rangers aren't really built the way he would build a team. I turned it off when he basically started promoting stuff

 

[Pawnee Rangers]

If it were really performance related, it would have happened next week. It's either about the statement or JD saying 'if he goes, I go." Regardless, JD didn't deserve this. He wasn't even here that long. Dolan is a f***ing idiot and if he brings Messier in here as either the coach or president, we're f***ed. Gorton had this team on the right path hopefully Drury continue it.

 

[NYROrtsFan]

The one major thing about this is that it's likely an endorsement of Quinn. If he was going to get fired, have to believe it would have happened then. Doesn't make much sense to drop the axe on two others but leave him unless you are sticking with him next season.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I honestly couldn’t even start to care about that statement compared to derailing the entire front office without any reasonable explanation

Yeah I agree, but my first fear was that it was Dolan doing Bettman's bidding. That would have been even more f***ed up. But if what I heard and some reported is true it doesn't seem to have anything to do with it anyway.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Henrik Lundqvist has been away from this franchise for one season and the entire thing collapses.

I don't want to ever hear these NHL21 roster plans where the oldest guy on a team is 25 & intangibles are worthless ever again

 

[I Eat Crow]

Plot twist:
Parros gets fired for DPOS and Dolan hires him for president of NYR.
Hes here tonight for the interview.
26D chess
#tuffness

Still would be better than Messier.

 

[East Coast Bias]

If you were intellectually honest and have ever read a single DeAngelo thread on Reddit you would know that my "hatred" of Trouba or JT Miller is absolutely nothing in comparison.

No one cares about that 25 year old piss baby. Everyone moved on. Every adult on this board goes to work and doesn't like certain things about or people around them. The majority of people are able to function and do their job. T he ones who can't are replaced. Welcome to life.

Its you and a handful of others who bring it up relentlessly. It's so tiring.

 

[DialUp]

What does "JD and JG distancing themselves from the statement" look like in practice?

At least 6 feet, and double masked

 

[Edge]

Zipay retweeted this...lol

That's great. The problem is Messier has never actually built a team.

Come to think of it, other than consult, Messier has less actual track record than David Quinn.

I like Messier. But all of this is based on the assumption that he actually has a plan that will work, which he's never actually revealed or had to put into play.

 

[egelband]

I think this move is also a testament to how delusional some fan’s feelings on our management were. There was always this belief that they could do nothing wrong.

During the Panarin scandal, there were posters here suggesting that JD and Gorton negotiate with the Russian government and work to get Panarin’s family out of Russia.

When the Kravstov and Andersson situations happened last season, there was constant defense of the franchise. “Andersson is depressed!”

These guys f***ing manage a sports team. They’re not perfect - they’re very prone to mistakes.

Good point. I certainly drank the Kool-Aid. But maybe I just fell for the façade.

 

[mcsauer2738]

Zipay retweeted this...lol

Lol its truly shocking how many people here want/think hockey is figure skating.

 

[smoneil]

I'm confused. It's hot as f*** outside and I thought it was nearly summer, but with the way everyone is airing every grievance from the past 15 years, I can only assume that it's Festivus.

 

[thethirdhockeyman91]

Zipay retweeted this...lol

Messier is nothing more than an old washed up grifter.

 

[CLW]

"So, what do you think about NYC, Kaapo?"

 

[MarkMessyay11]

So many questions....about what happened. And where this leads. Bizarre to say the least. I really like JD too. But if he wasn’t good with the Statement, I’d be hugely disappointed in him.

Maybe JD just felt his authority had been usurped? Could be that he was upset that Dolan went around him, rather than with the statement itself?

That's part of my line of questioning as well. And if it is the case, then I'll soften my opinion on the firings because I totally agree with and support the statement that was put out.

But still, that doesn't jive with what's being told to the media. None of this makes any sense...

 

[Bob Richards]

If you were intellectually honest and have ever read a single DeAngelo thread in Reddit you would know that my "hatred" of Trouba or JT Miller is absolutely nothing in comparison.

I was really hoping you'd whine your way off the board after ADA got waived and would take your insufferable Tony D fanfiction somewhere else.

My god. It is endless.

 

[CLW]

Messier is nothing more than an old washed up grifter.

He just may have hit pay dirt though.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Zipay retweeted this...lol

Lol at the response.

I don't disagree with Messier though. I don't want him having any part of making decisions here now or ever but he isn't wrong.

 

[Peltz]

They should hire Lundqvist as President
Drury is not the guy for either role.
JD is too old. Gorton and staff deserved to be axed with horrific scouting and roster decisions. His team have been designed to fail miserably in post season play. Soft as charmin garbage scouting and coaching. I have wanted this the last three years. Rangers are a laughing stock failure of an organization.

Come on this is such bullshit. The Rangers have plenty of assets to trade this offseason and Gorton knows they need some sandpaper in their lineup. Gorton isn't perfect, but I certainly think he's been doing a pretty good job.

 

[NYR94]

What does "JD and JG distancing themselves from the statement" look like in practice?

I was wondering that too. I mean, before it was reported that they were distancing themselves most of us were praising JD and Gorton for writing the statement themselves. So if they were distancing themselves who even knew? Or was it enough for Dolan just to know himself?

 

[Circus86]

Quinn looking for Davidson and Gorton pre game

 

[haveandare]

If you were intellectually honest and have ever read a single DeAngelo thread on Reddit you would know that my "hatred" of Trouba or JT Miller is absolutely nothing in comparison.

Reddit comments, Twitter replies, etc are garbage - there’s no point at all in caring about what goes on there or basing any decisions on it imo

 

[DialUp]

That's great. The problem is Messier has never actually built a team.

Come to think of it, other than consult, Messier has less actual track record than David Quinn.

I like Messier. But all of this is based on the assumption that he actually has a plan that will work, which he's never actually revealed or had to put into play.

Messier should have NO BUSINESS being near a professional lawn darts team, let alone an NHL team