Posts About "Alain Vigneault"
Rangers' Rebuild Requires Synergy
April 30th, 2018 As the New York Rangers prepare for the 2018 NHL Draft, in which one of their three first-round picks is ninth overall, general manager Jeff Gorton and his staff are pulling double duty as they're also running a search for a new head coach. As those two efforts run parallel, they’ll also have to complement each other if the Rangers’...
5 Most Iconic Rangers' Playoff Moments Under Vigneault
April 24th, 2018 Now that it’s been nearly three weeks since former New York Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault was fired and some of this season’s disappointment has faded, it’s a good time to reminisce about what was a successful, albeit Stanley Cup-less run. While Rangers fans have largely turned against the charmer, he was the head man for a...
Rangers Looking for Another Tortorella
April 12th, 2018 From affable Tom Renney to hard-driving John Tortorella to laid-back Alain Vigneault ... to? The Rangers' coaching pendulum is about to swing again, and the man who replaces the recently fired Vigneault seems likely to keep the pattern intact. The last three Blueshirts coaches have proved to be more than individuals; viewed...
Rangers' Options With Vigneault Axed
April 8th, 2018 After ending their season yesterday with a 5-0 thumping by the Flyers, who punched their ticket to the playoffs as a result, the New York Rangers wasted little time in making their next move: firing head coach Alain Vigneault. With a 34-39-9 record, perhaps the writing was on the wall all along, but surely Vigneault’s unsolicited...
Rangers Management Face 6 Questions for Offseason
April 6th, 2018 The New York Rangers’ 2017-18 disappointing season comes to a close Saturday afternoon against the Philadelphia Flyers in a game that only has meaning as to how low in the standings the Blueshirts can finish. Rangers’ management must now set their sights on how to continue their rebuilding efforts which were declared in earnest just...
Rangers Should Recall Chytil & Andersson
March 21st, 2018 In the coming days, the New York Rangers have an easy decision to make regarding Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil. Given the Blueshirts’ unsteady season, just a few months ago the notion of recalling either player would have been unwise, if not unthinkable. But with neither the Rangers nor the Hartford Wolf Pack—their AHL...
