On May 29th, 2015, the New York Rangers are shut out on home ice in game 7. It was a heartbreaking loss in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning. A gut-wrenching 2-0 loss, after falling to the Kings in the 2014 Stanley Cup Final.
Then on July 1st, 2015, Glen Sather stepped down from his dual role of general manager and team president. He wisely promoted assistant GM, Jeff Gorton to take the reigns full time. Thus far, it is turning out to be the best darn move in the entire rebuild.
Jeff Gorton, Rangers GM beginnings
Gorton had several immediate difficult decisions to make as he assumed his new role as the eleventh GM in franchise history.