The New York Rangers could end up firing Peter Laviolette after a disappointing 2024-2025 season.
GM Chris Drury has a tendency of firing coaches before their expiry date and NHL Insider Stan Fischler has an idea of who could replace him.
The New York Rangers are underachievers. It's been established, with their ranking in the Metropolitan Division, 5th.
A record that doesn't spell success, but it could spell wild card if they're lucky, with 81 points and six behind the Montreal Canadiens.
By no means could Peter Laviolette replicate his Presidents Trophy-winning year, and we didn't expect that, but we expected the team to come out of the gate strong, and they deceived us.
They started strong, deceptively with a 12-4-1 record, and would follow it up with a record 4-15-0, and 8-3-3 in January.
Now, with playoffs possibly out of the question, who could replace Laviolette in New York should he get fired?
Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan has won two Stanley Cups during his tenure as the Pittsburgh Penguins' Head Coach. This season, the team has struggled underneath the weight of a newly announced rebuild and a team in flux.
The new status quo isn't helping Sullivan build chemistry or a cohesive unit. His glory days may be past in Pittsburgh, be he knows what it takes to win and took Team USA to the Championships in the Four Nations Face-Off.
Sullivan's decade with Pittsburgh has led to a record of 750-407-254-89, 903 points, with a .602 winning percentage and two Stanley Cups. Should he be fired, he'll find another job.
David Carle
The Denver College Head Coach has turned heads, winning multiple IIHF Gold Medals with Team USA and winning two NCAA championships.
The Rangers' bad experience with David Quinn may turn them away from Carle, but that'd be a mistake if they didn't give him a shot at the job, considering his pedigree in both collegiate and international scenarios.
