The scoreboard at the end of the second period shows the New York Rangers leading the Philadelphia Flyers 9-0 at Madison Square Garden on March 17, 2021. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett
Roughly two-and-a-half hours before the scheduled faceoff for their St. Patrick’s Day game with the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden Wednesday, the Rangers announced that their entire bench coaching staff – head coach David Quinn and assistants Jacques Martin, David Oliver and Greg Brown – would be unavailable for the game due to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol.
Maybe the staff should take a night off more often.