The New York Rangers named David Quinn as the team’s head coach on May 23. Quinn was brought in because, in many ways, he represents everything that Alain Vigneault is not. He’s a hands-on coach that gets involved with his players.
Quinn already has a few roles on his staff filled with holdovers. Jerry Dineen is the team’s video coach, Benoit Allaire is the goalie guru, and Mark Ciaccio is the skill coach. Lindy Ruff is still technically on staff, but his future in New York is murky and uncertain.
Unlike a lot of teams that go through coaching turnovers, the Rangers don’t have guys they want to promote from within the organization.