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3 weeks ago | foreverblueshirts.com | Jim Cerny

There’s plenty of blame to be shared by the New York Rangers after one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history. General manager Chris Drury created plenty of unrest with how he handled changes to the roster. Coach Peter Laviolette was fired already for his role in the debacle. And the players? How much blame falls at their feet? ESPN NY radio host Don Lagreca believes they are most to blame. That doesn’t mean Drury gets a pass for his role in the trainwreck of a season.

3 weeks ago | foreverblueshirts.com | Jim Cerny

The 38th head coach in New York Rangers history will be assisted by the 35th next season. David Quinn, who coached the Rangers from 2018-21, will join Sullivan’s staff along with Joe Sacco and Ty Hennes, the team announced Thursday. At first blush, this seems like an odd decision. You may remember that Chris Drury’s first move after being named Rangers general manager in the spring of 2021 was to fire Quinn.

3 weeks ago | foreverblueshirts.com | Jim Cerny

In a bit of a surprising move, the Pittsburgh Penguins hired former New York Rangers assistant Dan Muse to be their new coach Wednesday. The announcement came roughly five weeks after the Penguins parted ways with Mike Sullivan, who was named Rangers coach a week later. In fact, it was believed at the time that Muse could be part of Sullivan’s staff in New York, after he worked under Peter Laviolette the past two seasons as a Rangers assistant.

3 weeks ago | foreverblueshirts.com | Jim Cerny

Make it a clean sweep of coaches fired at Madison Square Garden this spring. First, Peter Laviolette was canned by the New York Rangers after one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history. Then it was Tom Thibodeau, fired Tuesday just days after the New York Knicks were eliminated from the NBA playoffs in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final, their best run since 1999.

3 weeks ago | foreverblueshirts.com | Jim Cerny

The New York Rangers have the opportunity this summer to make major changes and really alter their course moving forward after careening off the rails this past season. And while hiring Mike Sullivan as coach is a good start, ESPN Radio host Don Lagreca believes that’s not enough. There’s a major transition that needs to take place within the lineup and on the roster. “The Rangers will be better off when this becomes J.T. Miller’s team.