Rangers fire Peter Laviolette

[EdJovanovski]

Is Dolan in the exit interviews?

He wasn’t prior, but said he’s going to be this time

 

[MHO]

What's incredible is that the guy has had 7 different head coaching jobs since 2001 and has not had a single season where he wasn't a head coach somewhere. I'm sure that says something about the NHL in general but I wonder what the record is for any head coach in any sport for most amount of different teams coached. Let alone doing it without a single year off in 24 years.

 

[Maliks PlusMinus]

How did he ruin the team this season?

NYR’s roster is quite decent, but not president’s trophy good. Last season what should have been a lower half playoff team fought with everything with more comeback victories than anyone in the league and had most points after 82 games. In the playoffs we had our issues but in game 6 in Carolina Kreider put the team on his back and dragged us to the conference final.
Who’s to say how important leadership is, but Goodrow, Trouba and Kreider were the leaders of an ok team who battled their way up the standings to the top.

Go check our record when he shopped Kreider and Trouba this season and then afterwards. We were something like 11-5-1.

There was talk players were upset by the Goodrow situation, but that was just one of the leaders. Drury then shopped his other two openly and forced one out. You can say that is fine if you like or even that it is good, but I say it was a total disaster. We didn’t come back from two goals down all season and had barely any gritty victories because the whole group was demotivated.

Unacceptable from the players? 100%
Did Drury ruin the team? 100%

 

[Machinehead]

I agree with people who have said the culture around coaching in this league sucks. That teams should give them longer leash and that the GM is largely responsible.

Laviolette is not the guy I would do that with. He's cooked.

 

[GMR]

The irony is this guy will be a head coach in the nhl next season. A club will hire him.

Why not? He's a very experienced coach. He's older than most coaches but 60 isn't too old in other sports for a head coach.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Your next NYR head coach.

 

[BMOK33]

Your next NYR head coach.

They probably are gonna with someone way more crusty and old

 

[Cootsfanclub]

Why not? He's a very experienced coach. He's older than most coaches but 60 isn't too old in other sports for a head coach.

He fumbled a pretty talented roster that has elite guys in all positions. Their young talent also regressed. Lavy does wear on a roster over time, but this go was really quick. I wouldn't want him for a team with developing guys and I don't think the teams with higher end rosters going for him, if any of those spots open up.

 

[Satoru Gojo]

The world needs a Torts and Brooksie reunion

 

[thebeernerd]

Your next NYR head coach.

I'd love this. I heard a Canucks fan call Tocchet a "low floor/low ceiling" coach. On the one hand, if he goes to the Rangers, he won't have a young talent like Pettersson or Keller to stunt the growth of. But on the other hand, he won't have a Quinn Hughes to bail him out.

 

[chris kontos]

Can i interest my ranger friends in one very slightly used mr. Daryl sutter?

 

[SI90]

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

Look away, Rangers fans.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Look away, Rangers fans.

Honestly, could probably be its own thread.

 

[Devilsfan118]

Look away, Rangers fans.

Chef's kiss

 

[Kimota]

I think Julien might be good for the Rangers. Less of an hard ass, more structure.