Another controversy emerges in New York after rumours of a monster move get denied!

With some much happening in New York in recent weeks, it sounds like insiders and reporters have to look into the possibility of a coaching change for the Rangers. However, Larry Brooks of the New York Post came out vehemently that the team is not considering hiring one bench boss in particular, denying rumours that the Blue Shirts could turn to Joel Quenneville to take over the team moving forward.

“There has been no contact between the parties and there will be no contact between the parties.”

Brooks also states that a coaching change is not an option at the moment for the Rangers. He claims that the club is “committed” to Peter Laviolette and won’t force him out of New York.

As for rumours surrounding Quenneville, it is not the first time we hear his name this season as it was recently reported that the Detroit Red Wings might be taking a closer look at the former head coach.

It was Larry Brooks who linked Quenneville to the Wings, saying he could be brought in if there is an early struggle by the Red Wings to start the 2024-25 season.

“If not a playoffs-or-bust Detroit, which projected contender will turn to Quenneville, cleared to return for duty by the NHL in July?”

On July 1st of this summer, Quenneville was officially reinstated by the NHL and is now able to seek re-employment. This came as the end of a long deliberation by the NHL after Quenneville resigned in disgrace from the Florida Panthers in late October 2021 after being implicated in the Chicago Blackhawks’ cover up of the Brad Aldrich sex scandal in 2010. As you may remember, the victim, Kyle Beach, was a former 11th overall pick of the Blackhawks in 2008, and alleged that the team’s former video coach Aldrich sexually assaulted him during the 2010 season. Beach said that the abuse he suffered was an open secret in the dressing room, and that the team’s veteran players knew and did nothing. Furthermore Beach explained how he notified then Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman and head coach Joel Quenneville of the alleged abuse and neither took action.

Many fans are still uneasy with the idea of seeing Quenneville return behind the bench of an NHL team, however Bowman is now back in the league as the general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, who are big on giving second chances.

However, Brooks is adamant Quenneville will not be coming to New York. Could it change if the Rangers keep losing and perhaps fall out of playoff contention?