As Canadiens soar, Rangers clearly worse off 5 years after front-office upheaval

Today marks exactly five years since a pair of successive events altered the course of NHL history.On May 5, 2021, New York Rangers owner James Dolan first informed team president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton that they were being fired. Shortly thereafter, Dolan met with associate GM Chris Drury and came away convinced that the then-44-year-old was ready for both vacated roles.Advertisement