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New York Rangers fire President John Davidson, General Manager Jeff Gorton

The surprise move comes with just three games left in the regular season.

In a surprising move, the New York Rangers fired President John Davidson and Jeff Gorton on Wednesday afternoon.

NYR have fired John Davidson and Jeff Gorton

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 5, 2021

The Rangers have been in the news since Monday’s game against the Washington Capitals. During the game, Capitals forward Tom Wilson was involved in multiple serious altercations with more than one Rangers player.

The most serious of Wilson’s actions came against Rangers’ star player Artemiy Panarin.