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Eklund
Commissioner
Joined: 09.15.2005

May 12 @ 10:57 AM ET
Eklund: Rangers Fire Quinn. Messier or Tortorella?
poopstash
Los Angeles Kings
Joined: 03.21.2015

May 12 @ 11:01 AM ET
So Torts either will or will not be the next coach of the rangers? Sounds like you got the bases covered EK
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

May 12 @ 11:04 AM ET
Eklund: Rangers Fire Quinn. Messier or Tortorella?
- Eklund

Messier

mames11
Location: New York, NY
Joined: 03.29.2013

May 12 @ 11:07 AM ET
Total fresh start. There was no way DQ was returning after JD and Gorton were let go. If you're the new boss, there virtually no way he keeps anything left over from what got his predecessors canned.
Fenrir
New York Rangers
Location: Jesus saves! Satan picks up the rebound...AND SCORES!!, NJ
Joined: 04.02.2015

May 12 @ 11:16 AM ET
Neither
dozerD10
Anaheim Ducks
Location: long beach, CA
Joined: 01.29.2014

May 12 @ 11:16 AM ET
This was pretty easy call to see coming… I was never sold on Quinn.

He’ll be fine I’m sure …
ChonDerry
Location: Bedlamton, AB
Joined: 04.06.2016

May 12 @ 11:19 AM ET
Tororella is a different guy. He's heading somewhere with JD, which is his bottle of Jack Daniels. Probably to get wasted and yell at clouds.

Or maybe not.
Stay tuned
What say you?
HenryHockey
Season Ticket Holder
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Gwinn, MI
Joined: 01.26.2020

May 12 @ 11:38 AM ET
Ravenz93
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: halifax, NS
Joined: 04.16.2014

May 12 @ 11:45 AM ET
Gerard Gallant is the best choice
Queenie_5_hole
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 05.01.2015

May 12 @ 11:46 AM ET

Gerard Gallant. Come on down. You're the next contestant on the Rangers are Right.
Tee56
Joined: 10.02.2017

May 12 @ 11:48 AM ET
Torts with the Rangers? Is that progress?
15Hedberg
New York Rangers
Location: Brookfield, CT
Joined: 10.16.2014

May 12 @ 11:51 AM ET
Ek- Stop with Messier stuff. He had a part in ousting Roger Neilson. He had a feud with Neal Smith. He's a legend and deservedly so. The Rangers dont win without him in 94, but he's done virtually nothing to prepare for a job he's supposedly wanted for most of 2 decades. He shouldn't even be brought in as a consultant for faceoffs. As Larry Brooks said, Drury waited a long time for this opportunity, but he wouldn't take the job if he felt Dolan,(who is who he is), and/or Sather wouldn't let him do his job.
ChonDerry
Location: Bedlamton, AB
Joined: 04.06.2016

May 12 @ 11:51 AM ET
Torts with the Rangers? Is that progress?
- Tee56


3rd time's a charm
Stuckathome
New York Islanders
Joined: 01.11.2021

May 12 @ 11:53 AM ET
Whomever the Rangers hire should bring along Kris Knoblauch as an assistant coach. The team played well for him when Quinn had covid and couldn't coach the team.
AxlRose91
Joined: 09.24.2013

May 12 @ 12:25 PM ET
Don’t hire Messier. So overrated as a leader
acresd
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: London, ON
Joined: 03.02.2006

May 12 @ 12:30 PM ET
Give your head a shake. Torts did that circus once.
TheGame316
Joined: 11.18.2008

May 12 @ 12:33 PM ET
Messiers always been looking for the shortcut, rather then put in the work like Yzerman, Blake and Sakic
Alexzanki
Columbus Blue Jackets
Location: Montreal, QC
Joined: 06.03.2008

May 12 @ 12:48 PM ET
Messiers always been looking for the shortcut, rather then put in the work like Yzerman, Blake and Sakic
- TheGame316

thechezman
New Jersey Devils
Location: 9083103373, NJ
Joined: 04.24.2016

May 12 @ 1:02 PM ET
As a DEVILS fan I love this unraveling of the RAGS...

YES hire MESSIER
Bring back TORTS....

Both are bad....both cant teach Defense. cant wait.
TurdFergeson
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: On the road again
Joined: 01.04.2021

May 12 @ 1:07 PM ET
Eklund: Rangers Fire Quinn. Messier or Tortorella?
- Eklund

Are you even trying these days???
rmull905
Calgary Flames
Joined: 02.27.2007

May 12 @ 1:23 PM ET
Why on earth would Tortorella return to a situation that he absolutely hated? He HATED Larry Brooks - that's no exaggeration. You think he wants his next job to be to deal with him again?

C'mon. And if Drury hires Mess as a coach, his tenure as GM will be one of the shortest in NHL history. He's not a coach, he's never been a coach at any level.

rmull905
Calgary Flames
Joined: 02.27.2007

May 12 @ 1:24 PM ET
Messiers always been looking for the shortcut, rather then put in the work like Yzerman, Blake and Sakic
- TheGame316


He put in time in the front office years ago (2009 I think), but I would agree that he's never put in time as a coach and this would be a mistake.
Kooleus
Los Angeles Kings
Location: LA (home of King Alex), CA
Joined: 11.17.2018

May 12 @ 2:32 PM ET
Why would a rookie GM hire a totally unproven coach like Messier?

Why would a rookie GM hire Torts, who has a reputation to be a bit of a wildcard, and who clearly despised the NY media?

I know you have sources but I'm surprised those are the top 2 candidates. I'm just a fan, but it would make way more sense for Drury to look at guys like Gallant, Boudreau, Tocchet, Hartley, even Babcock. Patrick Roy would be another option, although Drury might hesitate if he feels Roy will step on his toes as GM.

But Messier and Torts? I guess if sources say so...
TurdFergeson
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: On the road again
Joined: 01.04.2021

May 12 @ 2:38 PM ET
Why would a rookie GM hire a totally unproven coach like Messier?

Why would a rookie GM hire Torts, who has a reputation to be a bit of a wildcard, and who clearly despised the NY media?

I know you have sources but I'm surprised those are the top 2 candidates. I'm just a fan, but it would make way more sense for Drury to look at guys like Gallant, Boudreau, Tocchet, Hartley, even Babcock. Patrick Roy would be another option, although Drury might hesitate if he feels Roy will step on his toes as GM.

But Messier and Torts? I guess if sources say so...

- Kooleus


Well Drury is a complete moron...so you never know.
Tonybere
New York Rangers
Location: ON
Joined: 02.04.2016

May 12 @ 4:34 PM ET
Well Drury is a complete moron...so you never know.
- TurdFergeson

I'm sure you have that on very good authority.
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