from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

- If the Rangers are seeking a coach who can teach while re-establishing a no-nonsense culture and hard-edged identity on Broadway, then management should simply look across the river to where Scott Stevens lives.

The Devils logo that the Greatest 100 defenseman wore on his chest while winning those three Stanley Cups from 1995-2003 should not disqualify Stevens from consideration for the job. That stuff became inconsequential once quintessential Montreal defenseman Jacques Laperriere showed up behind the bench in Boston as an assistant in the late 1990s....

- At this point, the Rangers need Ilya Kovalchuk more than Kovalchuk needs the Rangers. And certainly neither side can commit to the other until the Blueshirts have a coach in place....

more on each of the above and a few more notes too...