Former Rangers' GM Neil Smith. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
What happened on March 28 in the history of the New York Rangers
On this date in 2000 there was a wholesale change in the New York Rangers front office as President/General Manager Neil Smith and Coach John Muckler were fired, They were canned with four games left in the season and the team about to miss the playoffs for the third straight season.
With the firing of Neil Smith, the only remaining pieces of the 1994 Stanley Cup championship team were Brian Leetch, Adam Graves and Mike Richter.