Rangers Fire Coach John Tortorella

Rangers Fire Coach John Tortorella

BOSTON, MA - MAY 19: Head coach John Tortorella of the New York Rangers watches his team warm up prior to the game against the Boston Bruins in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 19, 2013 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Getting the New York Rangers into the second round of the NHL playoffs wasn't enough for John Tortorella to keep his job as coach.

The Rangers fired Tortorella after five seasons and with one year left on his contract. He led the Rangers to the Eastern Conference finals last year and into the second round this year before New York was eliminated in five games by the Boston Bruins.

Tortorella went 171-118-1-29 in New York. He was 19-25 in the postseason, and reached the playoffs in four of five seasons with the Rangers.

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