The New York Rangers announced on Saturday morning that head coach Gerard Gallant has cleared the COVID-19 protocol, along with assistant coach Mike Kelly, and forwards Julien Gauthier and Ryan Reaves. That’s the good news. The bad news is that assistant coach Gord Murphy has entered the protocol.
UPDATE: Gerard Gallant, Mike Kelly, Julien Gauthier and Ryan Reaves have cleared Covid protocol. Gord Murphy has entered Covid protocol. Kris Knoblauch has reassumed head coaching duties in Hartford.
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Kris Knoblauch will return to AHL Hartford after serving as the Rangers’ head coach for the past two games — a 3-1 loss to the Kings in Los Angeles, and a 3-0 win in San Jose against the Sharks.