Scroll down to the previous posts to hear the audio interviews from breakup day Tuesday.
My story and notebook from lohud.com:
GREENBURGH — It was painful and it was shockingly sudden.
The way the Rangers were vanquished from the postseason, run over by the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games’ worth of exposing every hole and fault the team had this season, may have its benefit.
Because it won’t be status quo. The Rangers had it rammed in their ear that they aren’t good enough to stand pat.
Asked Tuesday if this would be the most challenging summer of personnel decisions in the three years he’s been here, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault quickly said “yes.