Confirmed with Link: Rangers Name Alain Vigneault Head Coach

[NYRKING30]

Wait the AV flying to NYC rumor is legit?

 

[GAGLine]

Has it been confirmed anywhere that he did indeed get off the flight at LGA?

He was re-routed back to JFK. George and Kramer are en route.

 

[Thirty One]

Wait the AV flying to NYC rumor is legit?

I would trust Bimm M. and Tony De Marinis with my life...

 

[NYRKING30]

I would trust Bimm M. and Tony De Marinis with my life...

Exactly what im saying. Just funny I got a text from a friend who showed me a pic of "@NYR_FullTilt: According to ESPN, Alain Vigneault is on a plane to NY! Is he the new #NYR coach?" Which makes absolutely no sense.

 

[RangerBoy]

Interest in Kings assistant coach John Stevens appears to be heating up around the league with the New York Rangers now entering the picture.

Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi said, via email Thursday night, that Stevens is expected to interview with the Rangers for their vacant head coaching position. The Rangers fired John Tortorella four days after they were eliminated in the playoffs.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sport...iew-new-york-rangers-20130613,0,6134724.story

 

[RangerBoy]

Maybe Vigneault was connecting through LGA to a flight to DFW. Dallas Fort-Worth. American Airlines has a million direct flights from LGA to DFW everyday.

 

[RangerBoy]

Stevens is down the road from La Quinta. The interview could have happened today.

 

[Canucks LB]

Stevens is ours!

 

[Clowes Line]

I'll take Stevens or Vigneault, preferably Stevens.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

If Messier truly wanted to be the coach all this time he would have been coaching in the AHL or NHL already building up experience and a résumé. He just wants it because it's available. I understand he wanted to remain in the NYR organization because he loves this team and city so much, which is a great showing of dedication, but his severe lacking of behind the bench experience is a gamble not worth taking. If I were Sather I would tell Messier that no today does not mean no forever. He just needs to prove what he can do before we hire him.

Whats even more disturbing to me is that Messier feels ok about not having the experience. That I dont like. Personally i would feel weird about it, not completely qualified or prepared to take on such a challenge - especially for a team and city that I love and wouldnt want to let down.

Sometimes over-confidence is a great thing, especially as a player. But as a coach, its not as easy to get away with. Theres only so much you can control behind the bench and its a delicate process, one thats learned through experience imo.

 

[Riverdale]

Stevens is ours!

You don't want Torts ?

 

[BroadwayBlues]

Stevens is ours!

No, he might be ours.

You can have Torts though.

 

[RangerBoy]

Can confirm @reallisa's report that Rangers have permission from LA to intvw Kings assistant John Stevens tho intvw not scheduled

https://twitter.com/KatieStrangESPN/status/345628809069989888

 

[RangerBoy]

Mark Messier has interviewed to be the Rangers new coach. He wouldn't dive into details, but he confirmed he has interviewed. Story soon.

https://twitter.com/drosennhl/status/345628057056464897

 

[Clowes Line]

https://twitter.com/drosennhl/status/345628057056464897

Justttttt great!

 

[Clown Fiesta]

Justttttt great!

It's an interview, we kind of already knew that he'd get one. Hopefully AV is still the lead candidate.

 

[nevesis]

@NYDNRangers: Mark Messier just told me he has interviewed for the Rangers' head coaching job #NYR

 

[Tawnos]

It's an interview, we kind of already knew that he'd get one. Hopefully AV is still the lead candidate.

Yeah. For all we know, this was simply a courtesy interview.

 

[SupersonicMonkey*]

Vigneault is in NY?

That's encouraging!

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

Found a leaked transcript of the Messier interview:

Glen Sather: Hey Mark, how are you?

Mark Messier: Good, Slats.

Glen Sather: OK, well thanks for coming in.

Mark Messsier: Nailed it!

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

Vigneault is in NY?

That's encouraging!

Odd that none of the Ranger "brain" trust are.....

 

[Baby Punisher]

Messier and Leetch? Yay. .. oh joy.

I heard a rumor (that I made up) that Sather with Hire Torrtier as the 2nd bench coach due to his NHL head coaching experiance.

 

[iamitter]

Odd that none of the Ranger "brain" trust are.....

I saw him with Dino at 2 Penn fwiw.

But seeing someone in an elevator isn't exactly proof of anything.

 

[Green Blob*]

Found a leaked transcript of the Messier interview:

Glen Sather: Hey Mark, how are you?

Mark Messier: Good, Slats.

Glen Sather: OK, well thanks for coming in.

Mark Messsier: Nailed it!

Was thinking the same thing in my head.

 

[SupersonicMonkey*]

Odd that none of the Ranger "brain" trust are.....

You don't think his being in NY is related to the Rangers?

They interviewed him in California. NY is a long way from Dallas and California.

Or is this rumor false?