Things are going bad at the New York Rangers.
While we can wonder if coach Peter Laviolette’s days are numbered in the Big Apple and which players will have to leave, we clearly feel that panic is taking hold in the city.
This is one of the big topics of the moment in the NHL.
I wonder to what extent Jeff Gorton is questioning the quality of his work at the moment. After all, it was he who built the core of the team and his current club, CH, is not doing well.
The two teams that have the “Gorton” imprint have been in decline for several months.
On this subject, there are people in New York who think that it is the fault of Gorton, the former general manager of the club, if things are going badly. But don’t count on Tony DeAngelo to prove them right.
The former defender, who has his nose all over Twitter these days, responded to a user by telling him that he was 1000% wrong to think that it is Jeff Gorton’s fault that the Rangers are doing badly.
He said it in a publication where he said he wished the Rangers to get through this, but with a new GM and president (Chris Drury) in place. According to him, this would be the solution for the club.
That says a lot.
Remember that Jeff Gorton was the one who kicked DeAngelo out of the club as GM. But Chris Drury was a few months away from taking his place and he was already leading in New York.
What role did Drury have to play in the DeAngelo case? Who knows.
Note also, speaking of DeAngelo, that he is involved in a situation where an analyst from The Athletic, Dom Luszczyszyn, was forced to apologize for agreeing to participate in a podcast with him.
DeAngelo will always be a polarizing figure because of his past and getting close to that will always hurt, from what I see.
How did it get there? It started when the analyst (who uses advanced stats to build his model) criticized the Blues for the Cam Fowler transaction.
DeAngelo answered him on X and the two threw barbs at each other. It was trending on social media and I liked it.
The two received an invitation to continue the discussion on a podcast and after saying yes, that’s where Luszczyszyn received nasty messages for accepting the invitation.
So he recanted and apologized thoroughly. It’s still a shame because the exchange between two hockey mentalities (DeAngelo is not Mr. Advanced Stats) would have been enriching for the hockey world.
In burst
– Interesting for those who want to read about the salary cap.
– When Will Smith’s name is forgotten.
– This story never ends.
