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Believe it or not, the Tom Wilson story takes a back seat

BOSTON, MA - DECEMBER 17: Chris Drury talks with the media before the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction ceremony at Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel on December 17, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The New York Rangers will take on the Washington Capitals in a nationally televised game that already had a ton of drama surrounding it. When Jim Dolan fired John Davidson and Jeff Gorton it only added another huge element to the story.

The Rangers finally issued a statement confirming the transition, announcing the departure of Davidson and Gorton and the formal hiring of Chris Drury as the President and General Manager of the team.