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Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault reacts on the bench near the end of the third period of the team's 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

There's a growing sense that the former Blueshirt bench boss could make his next home in Vancouver, and it may be the right move for a team that's a little too comfortable.

Mike Kostka: The undrafted 27-year-old rookie defenceman who went from little-known AHL journeyman to, for a while anyway, first pairing defenceman in the spotlight of the hockey universe, soon becoming a lightning rod of criticism amid Randy Carlyle's perceived poor roster decisions.

The New York Rangers fired John Tortorella on May 29 after the Rags were eliminated by the eventual Eastern Conference Champion Boston Bruins in the second round of the playoffs.

There will be new divisions in the NHL for the 2013-14 season, and the moves directly affect the New York Rangers .

The formal portion of the Rangers' coaching search will begin today when Alain Vigneault meets with general manager Glen Sather and front office counselors on Day Two of the club's organizational meetings in La Quinta, Calif.

There's an important lesson Glen Sather can learn from watching the team that eliminated them in five games.

The NHL draft combine fitness test began yesterday and wraps up today. According to Columbus Blue Jackets general manager, Jarmo Kekalainen , the fitness testing is a great way to weed out the good from the average picks and whether or not they have what it takes to develop into a franchise-changing player.

Puck-rakers has been breaking down the Blue Jackets' roster and depth chart this summer.

Both Ryan Callahan and Carl Hagelin will miss four to five months after both undergoing labrum surgery.

The Vezina Trophy is awarded each year to the goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". It is named for Georges Vezina , former Montreal Canadiens goalie from 1910-1925. Vezina died in 1926 of tuberculosis.

Now that John Tortorella has been dismissed, the New York Rangers will undergo a number of changes before the 2013-14 season.

The last words that John Tortorella said in his press conference after what turned out to be his last game as coach of the New York Rangers ring as true as anything he ever said on the job.

Jan. 29, 2013; New York, NY, USA; New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella reacts behind the bench against the Philadelphia Flyers during the third period at Madison Square Garden.

It's up for debate when John Tortorella started to lose the Rangers' fan base. He lost some diehards forever with the way he handled fan-favorite Sean Avery.

This was supposed to be a big year for the New York Rangers . It was anticipated that they would be able to use the largely successful 2011-2012 campaign and playoff run as a springboard to bigger things, and there were many pundits that predicted a Stanley Cup championship to boot.

John Tortorella has one more year on his contract that will allow him to stand behind the New York Rangers' bench and direct the Blueshirts in the direction of the Stanley Cup.

John Tortorella's obligation is to coach the team he has, not the team he used to have or the team he wishes he had.

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Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers took a step backward this season. Last year, they advanced to the Eastern Conference final before losing to the New Jersey Devils.