At least one member of the New York Rangers front office is seemingly not happy with all of the major changes made in the past two weeks. The New York Post’s Larry Brooks reports that Hall of Famer Brian Leetch has resigned from his adviser role with the hockey operations department in New York. The move comes on the heels of president John Davidson, GM Jeff Gorton and head coach David Quinn and his staff all being fired in recent days.
Leetch, like Drury, is a famous former Ranger, but the two never played together. Leetch’s storied NHL career began with 17 years manning the blue line for the club before final short stops in Toronto and Boston. Leetch retired in 2006, but he re-entered the scene in 2017 by taking this role with New York. He has spent the past four seasons working with the Rangers’ prospects in a development role while consulting on the NHL Draft and other elements of hockey ops.
However, after spending that time working closely with several names who are now gone, Leetch seems to have decided to move on as well. He might not be the last either. Many have criticized the Rangers for removing their front-office leadership and coaching staff, many of whom had not spent much time in those roles, following a season in which the team finished with the best record of any non-playoff club while facing an all-divisional schedule against arguably the deepest and most talented competition in the East. It stands to reason that there are some within the organization who agree with that sentiment, and it feels as though Leetch is among them.
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