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David Quinn deserves second NHL chance after Rangers firing
NY Post
Can you imagine the uproar had David Quinn played a player like Leo Komarov on the Rangers’ first line the way that Barry Trotz has routinely slotted the plugger onto the Islanders’ top unit since late in the regular season?
Say after me: Often it is not as much about what the coach does as who the coach is. The stream of emails and messages from furious fans excoriating Quinn while lauding Trotz following this season’s stream of one-sided Battles of New York provided chuckles, chortles and guffaws.More Related News

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