New York Rangers Fired Their President And GM After They Called For Tom Wilson Suspended and George Parros To Be Fired

The New York Rangers announced earlier today they they will let go of team president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton.

BREAKING. Shocker. Rangers have fired John Davidson and Jeff Gorton, Post has learned. Chris Drury will remain with organization and will have prominent role.

— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) May 5, 2021

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This news comes just a day after Tom Wilson was let off easy by the NHL after injuring Artemi Panarin with a dirty play after the whistle. The Rangers organization released a statement, condemning the league, and calling for NHL head of player safety George Parros to be fired immediately.

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— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) May 4, 2021

While the Rangers say it’s a coincidence that the firings occurred at this time, fans aren’t buying it. Many believe that ownership was unhappy with the decision to lash out against the NHL in wake of the Tom Wilson rampage.

Rangers put out a tweet asking George Parros to be fired and got their own front office axed lmao

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) May 5, 2021

Tom Wilson just destroyed the entire New York Rangers franchise. say what u want but hes a incredibly effecent scumbag. Maybe the best of all time

— PFTCommenter (Carson Wentz num.1 superfan) (@PFTCommenter) May 5, 2021

Guys I don’t think the notoriously hot-headed Rangers owner who once had a personal feud with Spike Lee fired his GM and Prez in a coincidence.

— Steve “Dangle” Glynn (@Steve_Dangle) May 5, 2021

I’m embarrassed to be a Rangers fan right now

— The Garden Faithful (@GardenFaithful) May 5, 2021

Tom Wilson single-handedly destroyed the entire New York Rangers organization.

This game tonight is about to be WILD.

— Nasher (@TheNasher61) May 5, 2021

Some of the responses I’ve gotten from other NHL team execs about what happened with the Rangers include “wow” and “holy shit”

— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) May 5, 2021

The most dramatic season in Rangers history continues… pic.twitter.com/Hb4SSxkCUs

— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) May 5, 2021

We might never know if Tom Wilson can be to blame for John Davidson and Jeff Gorton being fired, but it does certainly look suspicious.

While the Rangers took a step in the wrong direction this season, they have some bright young spots on the team, and it certainly seemed the wholesale changes to their front office were not coming this offseason.

George Parros and Tom Wilson are still doing just fine, but Gorton and Davidson will now have to look for jobs elsewhere.

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