Renney to Blame for Hollweg

Adam Proteau at The Hockey News reports...

"I like Tom Renney. A lot. Good guy, savvy coach, hockey lifer.

With that out of the way, I feel fully within my rights as an honest observer to observe that the Rangers coach’s decision to insert Ryan Hollweg into New York’s lineup for Tuesday’s tilt against Pittsburgh may wind up costing his team their second round playoff series – and himself his job."

...after badly out-coaching Sutter in the first round, Renney has been out-coached in the second round.

...not sure why Hollweg is put back in the line-up when the Rangers need to stay out of the penalty box against the Penguins. Why is Sjostrom, who has never skated with Gomez or Avery, playing on a line with them in the biggest game of the year? Especially when the day before he had Prucha practicing on that line. Seemed like a panic move that didn't work. Like inserting Dawes in Game 6 against Buffalo last year.

...like Proteau, I like Renney. He has turned this franchise around and has gotten us to the playoffs three years in a row. But he reminds me of Buck Schowalter with the Yankees. He was good enough to get them going in the right direction, but Steinbrenner knew Showalter couldn't manage a team to the World Series. Enter Joe Torre. I think Sather needs to come to that same conclusion and bring someone in that can get these guys to the next level.