Excuse Me
As they hurtle towards their seventh straight season without the playoffs the Rangers finally made a belated coaching change today, but for many it was not the one they had hoped for. General Manager Glen Sather has stepped down as the head coach of the team and assigned the dubious privilege to assistant Tom Renney. Citing the “Fire Sather” chants as a negative distraction to the team, and a need to focus on the upcoming trade deadline as motivation for his change of mind. And then of course came the excuses for his failure.
Whether it was the fans, injuries, the goaltending or schedule, the Sather coaching tenure will be remembered more the numerous excuses than perhaps even it’s lack of success. Once again avoiding the responsibility that he assumed as first General Manager and President, and then Head Coach, Glen Sather’s responses are another sign of what is wrong with this franchise, a lack of accountability and the need to place blame on others.