Yesterday news hit about the New York Rangers firing Gerard Gallant. It was an expected move, but perhaps not as soon as early May. The Rangers firing Gerard Gallant seemed inevitable, given the news of the feud with him and Chris Drury, how the Rangers performed in this year’s playoffs, and how some of the players seemed to tune him out. Add that to his known struggles with structure and in-game adjustments, the writing was on the wall.
1. Again, the Rangers firing Gerard Gallant was inevitable. We had theorized that it wouldn’t be immediate because the coaching landscape was unknown at the time.