Feb 18, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Rangers head coach David Quinn against the Philadelphia Flyers during the third period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
New President and General Manager, Chris Drury didn’t really have much of a choice. Based on James Dolan’s comments that the dismissals of John Davidson and Jeff Gorton were performance related, how could he keep David Quinn on board?
The decision was made to relieve coach Quinn and his staff on May 12th. It’s been said the that he and Drury are still good friends, but these things are never easy.