I thought Gorton was pretty much guaranteed to succeed Sather now...Rangers might not let him go easily.
It's funny since Chiarelli was getting credit for both the Chara and Savard signings, but he actually didn't start as GM until two weeks later.
Edit: Actually looks like both were involved. Chiarelli was hired but couldn't start officially until July 15th.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2506775