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Being fired by Rangers ‘actually a good thing,’ former coach declares

It appears Peter Laviolette isn’t exactly pining for his old job as coach of the New York Rangers. In fact, he seems to rather quite enjoy the freedom that comes from not being behind an NHL bench for the first time in more than two decades.

The Rangers fired Laviolette on April 19, two days after one of the most exhausting and disappointing seasons in franchise history. They were the fourth NHL team all-time to win the Presidents’ Trophy one season and fail to reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs the next.

“It was actually a good thing to take a minute,” Laviolette told The Leafs Nation crew on Tuesday.