Rangers News:

Game Recap: The Blueshirts must’ve thought that their season ended after Wednesday’s game against Washington, as that would be the only logical explanation for their performance yesterday (CBS)
Larry Brooks heard from Jim Dolan about the motivating factors that contributed to the unexpected firings of Jeff Gorton and John Davidson (NY Post)
Brooks also believes that Drury’s experience as a former player and captain for the Rangers could give him an advantage with the team that Gorton never had (NY Post)
Mollie Walker notes that New York’s lack of mettle on the ice was a major part of Dolan’s decision (NY Post)
Neil Best points out that the specter of Glen Sather still looms over the organization, and it’ll impact their team building moving forward (Newsday)
Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from hearing Drury and Sather address the media yesterday afternoon (LoHud)
$hayna Goldman break$ down the number$ behind New York’$ performance leading up to the front office upheaval (The Athletic)
Media Availability: Morgan Barron,(2:42) Zac Jones,(1:13) and Chris Drury and Glen Sather (14:30) (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward Jeff Carter scored four goals to help his team defeat the Buffalo Sabres by an 8-4 margin (TSN)
The AHL has approved the planned move of the Vancouver Canucks’ minor league affiliate from Utica, NY to Abbotsford, B.