Less than an hour after firing Peter Laviolette, New York Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury acknowledged there was blame to spread around, meeting with the media Saturday and saying, “Everyone here — players, management, staff — needs to take ownership of the season.”

The New York Rangers have fired coach Peter Laviolette. The move by general manager Chris Drury was announced Saturday and comes after they missed the playoffs.

Todd Nelson has won five different minor league championships as head coach in the last two decades. That includes back-to-back titles for the Washington Capitals' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, the past two seasons. He also aided the Dallas Stars to the Stanley Cup Final in 2020 as an assistant who heavily guided team tactics.