The New York Rangers will be without coach David Quinn and his entire staff tonight against Philadelphia because of NHL COVID protocol.
The team says Quinn and assistants Jacques Martin, David Oliver and Greg Brown are unavailable. Martin is among the oldest coaches in hockey at age 68.
Kris Knoblauch, who coaches the Rangers’ top minor league affiliate, the American Hockey League’s Hartford WolfPack, will serve as acting coach. Hartford assistant Gord Murphy and associate general manager Chris Drury will also be behind the bench. Knoblauch and Murphy are former Flyers assistants.
The Rangers will have defenceman Adam Fox and forward Pavel Buchnevich back after each player spent time on the league’s COVID protcol list.
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