Rangers coach Tom Renney fired

2/23/09
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By Scott A. Rosenberg

Rangers coach Tom Renney fired

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By Scott A. Rosenberg

It was only a matter of time.

Unfortunately for the now former Rangers coach Tom Renney, the Rangers players seem to have had given up on him, and spiraled into a rut, winning only twice in their last 10 games. And that includes the embarrassing 10-2 loss to Dallas on Feb. 6.

In his five seasons behind the bench, Renny has guided the team to three post-season appearances, though the team has consistently ended up in third place in the Atlantic Division. And the team got off to a great start this season with the team winning its first five games.It’s hard to completely blame Renney for the team’s woes.

This season, he faced losing three of his best players - Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka and Brendan Shanahan - and general manager Glen Sather failed to aptly replenish the offense. Markus Naslund, one of the off-season acquisitions and the team’s leading goal scorer, with 18, isn’t even one of the top 50 goal scorers this season. They also don’t have a top 50 point scorer.

The Rangers have yet to announce a replacement for coach, though it was Sather that Renney replaced, and the GM could potentially return to that role for the remainder of the season.

Despite the team’s currently losing ways – it lost to Toronto in overtime last night – the Rangers are still in third place and the team’s 69 points is enough for the No. 6 seed for the playoffs. So it’s not too late to turn this season around and make a surge.

But if the team fails to find someone to put some pucks in the net, it won’t matter who is coaching the team.
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