Confirmed with Link: Is Glen Sather Stepping Down? [UPDATE: Yes]

[I Eat Crow]

As per Bobfather:

Bob McKenzie‏Verified account @TSNBobMcKenzie 7m7 minutes ago
Is Glen Sather stepping down as president of NYR? Multiple sources suggest it’s likely to happen in the near future, that this is Sather’s call and that he would still be an advisor to James Dolan, executive chairman and CEO of MSG, but NYR would be looking for a new president.

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[Oscar Lindberg]

Not sure how to feel about this one. If he leaves I’d rather they promote from within

Maybe Gorton gets a promotion and Drury gets more responsibility?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

As per Bobfather:

Bob McKenzie‏Verified account @TSNBobMcKenzie 7m7 minutes ago
Is Glen Sather stepping down as president of NYR? Multiple sources suggest it’s likely to happen in the near future, that this is Sather’s call and that he would still be an advisor to James Dolan, executive chairman and CEO of MSG, but NYR would be looking for a new president.

I nominate @Machinehead

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Not sure how to feel about this one. If he leaves I’d rather they promote from within

Maybe Gorton gets a promotion and Drury gets more responsibility?

Maybe Gorton becomes a President/GM double threat

 

[DanielBrassard]

Would be weird, but it's about time.

 

[bobbop]

Makes sense...Slats is 75. Will be interesting watching this develop. Sather has been at the controls for a long time and he has created a very insular organization. Seems to scream more responsibility for Gorton and Drury but who knows.

Stay tuned

 

[RangerBoy]

This not new news.

Brooks wrote about Sather remaining in his position through this season. Sather is not staying around forever. He will be 76 this September.

2/12/18

Jeff Gorton and Glen Sather stood side by side at the press conference on Thursday just as their signatures were side by side below the letter distributed the same day to season-ticket holders in which management stated its intent to focus on the future even if at the expense of a 2018 playoff berth.

And, The Post has learned, the two executives will remain side by side at the top of the Rangers’ hockey department through 2018-19, with Sather having agreed to extend his tenure on Broadway that began in June 2000 to a 19th year. The Last Lion of Winter will thus continue to counsel Gorton, who succeeded Sather as general manager on July 1, 2015.

https://nypost.com/2018/02/12/glen-sather-isnt-abandoning-the-rangers-now/

Sather wasn't involved in the decision making process as president. Gorton runs the hockey team.

This has been in the works for a while. McKenzie acts like he is breaking news. Please.

 

[JohnC]

Larry Brooks only news. No one else news but Larry.

 

[Edge]

Not news, but not necessarily something I am comfortable with at this time.

Sather gets what the Rangers are trying to do here. Don’t think for a minute he wasn’t instrumental in getting buy-in to this process.

Depending on who comes in, this not necessarily their baby and there’s a chance they have their own timetable and vision.

Obviously all of this is just speculation, but it is worth remembering.

 

[bobbop]

This not new news.

Brooks wrote about Sather remaining in his position through this season. Sather is not staying around forever. He will be 76 this September.

2/12/18



https://nypost.com/2018/02/12/glen-sather-isnt-abandoning-the-rangers-now/

Sather wasn't involved in the decision making process as president. Gorton runs the hockey team.

This has been in the works for a while. McKenzie acts like he is breaking news. Please.

Sather doesn’t scout young players (hasn’t for years) but you can be damn sure he had input on trades and free agent signings.

 

[Joey Bones]

If it's indeed within the organization, I would think Jim Schoenfeld or Adam Graves is his replacement. Long shot chance for Gordie Clark.


This is also an uneducated guess....

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

If it's indeed within the organization, I would think Jim Schoenfeld or Adam Graves is his replacement. Long shot chance for Gordie Clark.


This is also an uneducated guess....

First name that popped into my head.

 

[NJRangers35]

This not new news.

Brooks wrote about Sather remaining in his position through this season. Sather is not staying around forever. He will be 76 this September.

2/12/18



https://nypost.com/2018/02/12/glen-sather-isnt-abandoning-the-rangers-now/

Sather wasn't involved in the decision making process as president. Gorton runs the hockey team.

This has been in the works for a while. McKenzie acts like he is breaking news. Please.

lol this is an odd response. this is definitely news. it is time, but very worried how Dolan is going to work with new president. he seems to have the utmost respect for slats and leaves him alone, unlike the Knicks.

 

[JT Kreider]

Going back to Edmonton to join the OBC as General Manager

 

[Machinehead]

I nominate @Machinehead

I accept, but I would probably still post here tbh.

Also, I'm of the mind that Sather has had his role in name only for some time, so I'm not surprised.

 

[Edge]

Sather’s looked considerably older these last couple of years.

While 76 isn’t what it used to be, and most people Sather’s age look like 60-something year olds from 30 years ago, this kind of work is still a tall order when you hit those higher numbered birthdays.

 

[Machinehead]

This not new news.

Brooks wrote about Sather remaining in his position through this season. Sather is not staying around forever. He will be 76 this September.

2/12/18



https://nypost.com/2018/02/12/glen-sather-isnt-abandoning-the-rangers-now/

Sather wasn't involved in the decision making process as president. Gorton runs the hockey team.

This has been in the works for a while. McKenzie acts like he is breaking news. Please.

Brooks: "Sather is not stepping down."

MacKenzie: "Sather is stepping down."

RangerBoy: "Brooks reported it first!!"

 

[Edge]

I think most people might be surprised to learn how active Sather actually is.

While he’s not necessarily in the day-to-day business, he’s regularly involved in the personnel meetings, planning meetings, etc. He asks questions, will definitely give his opinion on things, and serves as the conduit to Dolan.

He’s more or less hands-off, but he’s not a silent partner by any stretch.

 

[JohnC]

Brooks: "Sather is not stepping down."

MacKenzie: "Sather is stepping down."

RangerBoy: "Brooks reported it first!!"

His ability to post a blurb then extrapolate the exact opposite point it makes is second to none.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Maybe Gorton becomes a President/GM double threat

Possibly

Would have to think with whatever new arrangement they give Drury more power though. Put up or shut up time with him.

They didn’t allow him to interview for that GM job in the summer, and with him being the GM for the US team coming up, he’ll be in demand

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I expect an internal promotion regardless.

Very much doubt that they'll bring in someone from the outside who could potentially rock the boat but it is Dolan so who knows.

 

[Edge]

Possibly

Would have to think with whatever new arrangement they give Drury more power though. Put up or shut up time with him.

They didn’t allow him to interview for that GM job in the summer, and with him being the GM for the US team coming up, he’ll be in demand

I doubt they’ll promote him over Gorton. That would be awkward on a number of levels and Drury hasn’t necessarily built up that kind of cache in his career to this point.

Not sure Graves is that guy either.

From an internal standpoint, I think Gorton has good odds.

I also wouldn’t totally rule out Schoenfeld as a candidate either.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Possibly

Would have to think with whatever new arrangement they give Drury more power though. Put up or shut up time with him.

They didn’t allow him to interview for that GM job in the summer, and with him being the GM for the US team coming up, he’ll be in demand

I guess, but they just gave him control of Hartford recently though (past year or so), no?

 

[Machinehead]

f*** Drury lol

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

I think most people might be surprised to learn how active Sather actually is.

While he’s not necessarily in the day-to-day business, he’s regularly involved in the personnel meetings, planning meetings, etc. He asks questions, will definitely give his opinion on things, and serves as the conduit to Dolan.

He’s more or less hands-off, but he’s not a silent partner by any stretch.

One of the THN guys had a long interview with Gorton for a whole big thing about their rebuild and according to Gorton the decision to rebuild was reached by meeting with Sather and Dolan multiple times throughout last season where they’d sit down and go “do we have the pieces it takes to win?” And every time they all came up with a “no.” So while not an every day decision maker, he (and Dolan for that matter) are part of setting the course still