Upon his hiring, President John Davidson mentioned the need to use the Rangers’ financial muscle to upgrade the organization’s personnel and foster better operations across the board. The team has not wasted time since. Tanner Glass and Tuomo Ruutu join Jed Ortmeyer in player development roles, and the team is expected to add a fourth for defensive development; Sergei Zubov’s named has speculated.
That’s (an expected) three additions to the organization in quick order, and while it’s perhaps not the most pronounced work Davidson will do in his new role, it is the first tangible example of JD making his mark and changing the organization’s model.