Joel Quenneville likely isn’t why Rangers’ coaching decision lingers

They probably need one in place by the draft that will be held in Nashville on June 28-29. And they surely need one by the July 1 opening of free agency. You think anyone — and that includes impending restricted free agents K’Andre Miller and Alexis Lafreniere — would commit to the team without knowing the identity of the coach?

This is the practical reason I do not believe Quenneville is a factor here. Though Gary Bettman, who placed the coach under indefinite suspension in late October of 2021 for his failure to act responsibly in connection with the Kyle Beach sexual assault issue in Chicago, did say he would meet with Quenneville after the final to discuss possible reinstatement, the commissioner did not target a specific time frame.

I cannot imagine a scenario under which Bettman would meet with Quenneville and grant him clemency before the draft, or even before July 1. I have previously been told by industry sources that the expectation is that if he is reinstated, it would be later in the summer and past the current coach hiring cycle.Bettman likes to control the news.

I could be wrong. That’s even happened a handful of times over four decades in the business. But I do not believe the delay in naming a coach has anything to do with Quenneville. Maybe it is logistics. Maybe there is one more ‘I” to dot and one more “T” to cross for Drury. There is no urgency in making a choice. No urgency in making an announcement. Not yet, anyway.

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