There are plenty of fans in Twitter-land who have this delusional idea that they would do a flawless job as the Rangers’ general manger. But even the most insistent Monday morning power play quarterback has to admit, he or she does not envy New York GM Jeff Gorton right now.
The Blueshirts (19-11-4, 42 points) have hit rock bottom, despite what their mirage of a record says, in Gorton’s first season since taking the reins from Glen Sather. They enter Sunday night’s visit from the scorching-hot Washington Capitals (23-6-2, 48 points) with a 3-8-2 record in their last 13 games, including back-to-back 5-2 losses to the Wild and Jets that prompted a candid closed-door meeting Friday in Winnipeg.