Brimstone For Broadway

On Monday, the New York Rangers fired Coach Tom Renney. Assistant Coach John Tortorella supplanted him. “Torts is certainly a lot more fiery and a lot different in his approach to the game and the players,” said General Manager Glen Sather. “He's going to bring that fiery attitude, and a lot of the games we seemed to be missing it.”

During his career, Renney logged a 214-186-9-42 ledger. In Vancouver (100 games), he accrued a 39-52-9 record. In New York (351 games), he amassed a 175-134-42 record. “Everyone knows that their personalities are probably different, but the one thing in common with Tom, Torts and all of us is we want to win,” said Chris Drury. “Whatever that takes in the next 21 games, we've got to try to find a way to do it.”

In 1993, the Rangers garnered the Stanley Cup. Since, they have secured only six postseason appearances. Tortorella should reestablish them.