The New York Rangers are looking to flip — or better yet, rip out — the page after a disastrous 2024-25 NHL season. Just one year removed from winning the Presidents’ Trophy, the Rangers seemed to abandon everything that previously worked, including head coach Peter Laviolette. Now, as they search for their next bench boss, recent reports indicate that a three-time Stanley Cup-winning coach is not in the running.
Laviolette’s second year at the helm was nothing short of a disaster. Being the best team in the regular season during his first year in NYC, Laviolette and the Rangers turned into one of the NHL’s biggest laughingstocks less than twelve months apart.
No job was safe within the Rangers’ organization during their troubling 2024-25 NHL campaign. Team captain Jacob Trouba was traded away, and several other key players packed their bags at JFK Airport in search of new horizons across the league.
Ultimately, Laviolette had to face the music after the dreadful show his Broadway Blueshirts put on. With him out, several names have jumped onto the coaching carousel — but according to recent reports, one three-time Stanley Cup champion is already off the board.
Florida Panthers Head coach Joel Quenneville of the Florida Panthers looks on during third period action against the New York Islanders at the FLA Live Arena on October 16, 2021 in Sunrise, Florida.
The New York Rangers won’t reach out to Joel Quenneville, the three-time Stanley Cup winning head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, according to The New York Post.
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Expected return
Quenneville last coached the Florida Panthers during the 2021-22 NHL season. Coach Q resigned on October 2021, and had since been suspended due to the controversial episode involving Brad Aldrich during the Blackhawks’ 2010 Stanley Cup run.
On July 1st, 2024 Quenneville was reinstated to seek future employment in the NHL, and while his presence creates polarizing opinions, many teams could be interested in having a proven winner behind the bench. However, it appears the Rangers are not one of them.
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Fans in New York are anxious about hoisting the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1994, and according to The New York Post, there’s a mutual agreement NYC wouldn’t provide the softest landing spot for Quenneville return to the NHL.
