News Article: A message from Glen Sather and Jeff Gorton

[Hire Sather]

To me, "blaming everyone" means not blaming anyone at all.

Where's the accountability?

I put a **** roster together, and this coach did nothing but exacerbate that problem.

That's what I would've said.

Good luck getting any worthwhile coach to come here in the future.

 

[Irishguy42]

Gorton/Sather didn't exactly give a ringing endorsement of AV. Didn't make it seem like his future was secure.

 

[Gardner McKay]

To me, "blaming everyone" means not blaming anyone at all.

Where's the accountability?

I put a **** roster together, and this coach did nothing but exacerbate that problem.

That's what I would've said.

You can't be serious. Honestly. This has got to be satire, right?

Saying everyone is to blame is absolutely fair. That doesn't mean no one is getting the blame. It means every one has ****ed up a bit.

Regarding the GM, no one is going to come out and say something like that. It would reek of being unprofessional. I would want Gorton fired if he did come out and say that.

 

[Thordic]

Gorton always does, he's a weird dude. Obviously likes to be behind the scenes.

Not that weird. Even as someone with a bunch of employees talking to your own staff, even a group of them, isn't the same as standing at a podium with a ton of people staring at you and asking questions. Especially since he doesn't do that often.

 

[NYR]

Gorton always does, he's a weird dude. Obviously likes to be behind the scenes.

I'm reading into it a little too much but he had that look like he just got reamed out.
He wouldn't even look at Sather when he said, he has a lot of work to do lol

 

[Gardner McKay]

Good luck getting any worthwhile coach to come here in the future.

Right. No good manager is going to publicly do that to any member of his team.

 

[Fireonk]

This makes me think they are more likely to be actually trading Mac and Zucc sooner rather than later. Preemptive damage control for trading away fan favorites.

 

[silverfish]

Regarding to GM is going to come out and say something like that. It would reek of being unprofessional. I would want Gorton fired if he did come out and say that.

Good. Two issues solved with one sentence

 

[will1066]

100% right.

Not to be an ass but some people just love to complain for the sake of complaining. No reasonable person could watch that press conference and come away with a concrete conclusion that AV will be here next year.

Just because Jeff Gorton is a professional and didn't completely throw AV under the bus, that doesn't mean AV is safe. It means Gorton recognizes that problems start at the top. He said AV is partially to blame, as is the GM, the players, etc.

People are reacting like they've never seen a presser -- of any kind -- before. The presser wasn't billed as Public Lynching of Alain Vigneault. That they put out an official message and held a presser to address this rotting corpse speaks volumes already about the state of affairs. Normally sh t would be flowed down through the press.

 

[Samuel Culper III]

Just had a somber thought... what if they made this statement because after last night’s gong show Hank walked into JG’s office and said “I can’t do this, find me a team that compete while I still have something left in the tank”. I doubt it, but it crossed my mind and it would be pretty sad.

 

[Thordic]

I'm reading into it a little too much but he had that look like he just got reamed out.
He wouldn't even look at Sather when he said, he has a lot of work to do lol

He just looked like an uncomfortable public speaker to me, it's not like he's in front of cameras all that often and he looks like that every time he is.

 

[Off Sides]

He actually said that EVERYONE is to blame, and that it's not all on one thing. That includes himself, the coach, the players, etc. Thought it was a good answer, because it's true.

Which basically means everyone from Sather on down is running the team? To me at least it sort of confirms my suspicion the hierarchy is more of a democracy, where it's plausible Sather still has the overriding majority vote rather than Gorton is making the final calls.

 

[EpicDing]

To me, "blaming everyone" means not blaming anyone at all.

Where's the accountability?

I put a **** roster together, and this coach did nothing but exacerbate that problem.

That's what I would've said.

If that's what you think then I don't know what to tell you. What he was saying was clear as day.

 

[hi]

Mr. Gortonchev, tear down this roster

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Tavares is going to look good in a Blueshirt.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Good. Two issues solved with one sentence

Got a bit ahead of myself. I meant to say, no one is going to.

 

[Captain Lindy]

Tweets not showing up. What did they have to say?

Thanking Ranger fans for their/our loyalty and that there will be a lot of changes coming to turn us into a contender going forward.

 

[Beacon]

My guess is thry are preparing the fans for a McDonagh for nothing trade. Meaning McD for just the futures that casual fans think ate nothing.

 

[Captain Lindy]

Was I the only one hoping they were to announce AV's firing? I'm disappointed.

 

[Riche16]

Someone explain to Sather that a microphone is only useful if one speaks into it.

Moron

 

[Irishguy42]

I'm reading into it a little too much but he had that look like he just got reamed out.
He wouldn't even look at Sather when he said, he has a lot of work to do lol

Pretty sure that's his default look.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Someone explain to Sather that a microphone is only useful if one speaks into it.

Moron

He has a zoo clicker in his pants pocket he uses to get his monkey to talk.

He doesn't need the mic.

 

[NYR]

He just looked like an uncomfortable public speaker to me, it's not like he's in front of cameras all that often and he looks like that every time he is.

Pretty sure that's his default look.

He has that look like he lost his HF Like privileges too lol

 

[Section32]

I hate that the ugly, obnoxious owner is there with that gigantic, fake smile when they are signing or trading for big names but is a ghost when things go bad.

With the Knicks losing Porzingas for who knows how long, I wonder if Dolan went on a complete tirade last night or this morning, forcing Gorton and Sather to do this.

Sather has never respected the media or fans enough to be so "transparent"...I am surprised he is even in NY.

Something big is up...

 

[Bob Richards]

They should have a ceremony to raise this letter to the rafters

Just haul a single cell phone up there and pay a guy to take it off of sleep mode every 30 seconds.