Glen Sather and James Dolan (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
When it comes down to any successful sports franchise, it takes unity. Not just unity between the personnel actually playing the game, but those in the suits, too. From the coaching staff to the front office to the ownership, everyone must share the same common goal and most importantly: the philosophy to achieve that goal. Unbeknownst to pretty much everyone, this was not the case behind the curtains with the New York Rangers.
After three years of constructing what has been an impressively expedited and exciting rebuild, James Dolan surprisingly lays the axe on both brains behind the project in John Davidson and Jeff Gorton.