1. The fallout in Rangerville over Chris Drury's contract extension is like forcing castor oil down your throat for a week while telling everyone it's a sirloin steak from Morton's, medium-rare.
2. If it can be proven that more than five percent of Rangers fans do approve of Drury, then I will have that castor oil after all – with a little mustard on the side.
3. As for Drury's next coach – remember, The Genius now is oh-for-three in his picks – my gut tells me he's already settled on Rick Tocchet,
4. My personal guru – Jess Rubenstein – offers four excellent head coaching prospects, all working as NHL assistants: Jeff Daniels, Carolina; Jamie Kompon, Panthers; as well as Jeff Halpern and Jeff Blashill, Tampa Bay.
5. Here's how enthusiastic Rubenstein is NOT about Drury. "Trust among players is important. Drury broke that trust and it eventually will backfire on the Rangers."
6. Longer-than-longtime Rangers fan and author George Grimm s sharply to the point: "It's a cycle of gross stupidity at MSG!"
7. The Maven is warming up to the possibility that John Tortorella will return to MSG – where, by the way, he belongs – as Tochett's assistant. (Now, all we have to do is ensure that Rick gets the gig.)
8. A postseason, 20-20 critique from NHL Roundup's Vic Morren: "The (Ranger) Divas were ridiculously delinquent in their coverages, puck management and simple situational awareness to close out games."
9. Want more? "The power play was too enamored working plays side to side as opposed to low to high. Collectively, they didn't appear to be playing for the coach nor the GM."
10. Right now the Rangers "identity" can be analytically defined as "The Square Root Of Oxygen." Or, ether, if you will.
11. The new Rangers coach will forge an "identity" – assuming such a wonderful thing exists – by dint of his character AND the players gifted to him by Drury.
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12. Drury's most outstanding feat – apart from miraculously being pardoned by Dolan – is remaining distant from fans and media, with the exception of one or two buddies.
13. Wouldn't it be something super, if MSG could come up with a Ranger version of Jon Ledecky, the most fan-friendly owner in the NHL!!
14. Let's hope that Dancing Larry spends the summer learning some new steps other than the Itchy Gorilla routine he seems to favor.
15. Or do you not agree?