Sather wouldn't speculate on them or whether anyone currently employed by the Rangers would be considered.
"I am very appreciative of what Torts has done here, " Sather said during a conference call.
Around Sather Air Base, for example, Iraqis have taken over responsibility for most of the security.
And then there is former Rangers star Mark Messier, who works as a special assistant to Sather.
Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather was vague when pressed for reasons why Tortorella was let go.
"We are extremely pleased to be able to acquire Ryane, " Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather said.
Sather declined to say whether Tortorella's infamous and often-confrontational interactions with the media played any role in his dismissal.
"In dealing with the press, it's important that you have a relationship, whether it's good or bad, " Sather said.
The ultimate decision on what happens with the contract, however, rests in the hands of general manager Glen Sather.
Sather allowed a handful of key role players to depart via free agency.
Matthew Weekly, whose first tour of duty at Sather was in spring 2003, not long after the war began.
Sather said he hadn't talked to Lundqvist, but added the team's plan is to sign him to a new long-term deal.
Sather said he plans to hire Tortorella's successor before the NHL Draft, which will be held in Newark on June 30.
"Every coach has a shelf life, " Sather said during a conference call.
He benched veteran forward Brad Richards for the final two games of the Boston series (though Sather said Wednesday that was an "organizational decision").
While no specifics were given, Sather made it clear that it wasn't just one thing or particular incident that led to the somewhat unexpected dismissal.
"Hopefully whoever we hire has a lot of the good things that Torts had and a lot of good things that Tom Renney had, " Sather said.
An Iraqi private at Sather said he would prefer that the Americans stayed, in part because they came so well-equipped, with gear such as night-vision goggles.
Sather said Tortorella's contract status didn't factor into the decision.
Sather wouldn't get into specifics about why he fired Tortorella "There were a few things that went into this thing, " he said but the tumult of the season provided plenty of possible reasons.
Then, with the Rangers on the periphery of the conference's playoff picture in early April and Tortorella bemoaning the team's lack of depth, Sather sent forward Marian Gaborik to the Blue Jackets for three players.
Though the Rangers came within two victories of reaching the Stanley Cup finals last year, Sather made significant changes to the roster both before and during the 2013 regular season (which a lockout shortened to 48 games).
In the wake of that disappointing result, Sather consulted with his fellow decision makers in the team's front office and determined that the Rangers had gone as far as they could under Tortorella, who had one year left on his contract.
But the Rangers never found their stride during the regular season, and to replenish the lineup depth that he had sacrificed to get Nash, general manager Glen Sather made another blockbuster trade with Columbus, this time getting three players for talented forward Marian Gaborik.
Rangers general manager Glen Sather, however, had been reluctant to negotiate a new contract for Jagr during the season, according to a person familiar with the organization's thinking, and as the team's leading scorer and marquee performer, Jagr took the front office's inaction as a small insult.
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