RENNEY, PEARN OUT... TORTORELLA IN?

After last nights OT loss to Toronto the axe has finally come down on Rangers head coach Tom Renney and assistant coach Perry Pearn. No surprise here. Fact of the matter is I've been calling for Pearn's head for quite some time and he absolutely had to go. The architect of the league's 29th best powerplay was really beginning to become a sickening site to look at. Part of me feels for Tom Renney who did a good job in his five years as head coach. You can't blame him for the assanine signings made by Cigar Afficifianado Man of the Year, Glen Sather. In the end though, Renney had to go. He reached that point of no return and his sourpuss and emotionless, blank stare on the bench had to be replaced with someone who exuthes confidence.


Enter the Billy Martin of the hockey world, John Tortorella. Pierre McGuire of NBC Sports was a guest on WFAN's Mike Francesa earlier today and said that he was pretty much sure that Torts was the man tabbed for the job. Tortorella served as the Rangers assistant coach during the 1999-2000 season, before taking over as head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightening. In 2004 he won the Stanley Cup with the Lightening before being fired in June of 2008 after missing the playoffs with a 31-42-0-9 record. Tortorella should be a breath of fresh air and has the potential to be a star personality with the New York media. Lets hope that he could light a fire under the flat Rangers and possibly salvage the season.

More to come soon...