NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: (l-r) Rod Gilbert, Emile Francis, Jean Ratelle, Vic Hadfield and Ed Giacomin attend Hadfield's jersey retirement by the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on December 02, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Welcome to another edition of Blueshirts Briefs, a series profiling individuals who worked a short shift for the New York Rangers.
This week, we’ll take a look at two players who didn’t last long with the New York Rangers after crossing general manager and coach Emile “The Cat” Francis — and how a Boston Bruins player unwittingly played a role in each one’s exit from Broadway.