An Islanders blogger trolled the hockey world with this yesterday. Some Rangers fans bought it:
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2013...ror-the-horror
Quote:
NEW YORK (LHP) _ To find the right coach for their roster, the New York Rangers are turning to the past -- and to an old nemesis.
Mike Milbury, the former coach and general manager of the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins whose most infamous moment involved hitting a Rangers fan with a shoe during a brawl at Madison Square Garden in 1979, was named head coach of the Rangers today, replacing John Tortorella.
Sather said that Milbury, who made several controversial trades during his tumultuous time with the Islanders, would have input as to what players are retained on the Rangers' roster.
"Mike won't just be a coach for us. His experience as a general manager will be key," Sather said. "If he thinks a player needs to go, that player is as good as gone."
Milbury doesn't expect the long absence from coaching to be an issue. In addition to NBC, he has been a broadcaster and analyst for NESN, ESPN and CBC and feels he's smarter now because of it.
"I've watched a ton of hockey over my years in television and l have a lot of opinions," he said. "That works both ways. I've seen great teams and some really, really screwed up teams that I felt I could help. They all probably would have been better off if they had listened to me."
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the comments section alone is worth the read.