I was a big AV fan. However, last year he was a moron. He consistently refused to put the best lineup on the ice during the season and playoffs. That's how you get fired as a coach.
Like many others on this board I was impressed with AV's first season taking the Rangers to the Stanley Cup but the bottom line is AV's best season came with Tort's roster, since then this team has been heading in the wrong direction while AV neglects developing young talent instead opting to play old no talents that no other NHL team wants.
I've already said this, but to me AV is to the Rangers what Gruden was to the Bucs. He brought in an offensive gameplan to a solid defensive team, but after every year of being there/here, the team gets/got worse. Hopefully he can turn it around, but as long as he stays loyal to older, less talented players and refuses to replace his failure associate coach Arneil, I just don't see this team getting better. AV has a track record of being loyal to older vets so I don't see him changing that. I also doubt he pushes for Arneil to be replaced, instead choosing to stick up for him I bet and not wanting him to be fired.
Don't worry. According to some here. AV is a genius and all our players suck and nobody wants them. Classic Rangers fans. They love the losing players on losing teams and think their players who have won a lot of games and playoff games all suck and have no value.
