General manager Chris Drury started a retool of sorts last summer, dumping Barclay Goodrow on waivers to be picked up by the San Jose Sharks and unsuccessfully trying to move captain Jacob Trouba. Drury moved Trouba in December, as well as Kaapo Kakko, but the damage to the 2024-25 season was already done, as the Rangers were amid a 4-15-0 skid.

The New York Rangers organization announced on Saturday that they have fired head coach Peter Laviolette. The team has also let go of Phil Housley, who was Laviolette’s associate behind the bench.