Rangers HC. Peter Laviolette announces resignation and departure from New York Rangers due to……

Peter Laviolette will give Rangers the culture shock they asked for

When Henrik Lundqvist was preparing to join the Capitals following his buyout from the Rangers,

the goaltender — who undoubtedly will get the call from the Hockey Hall of Fame on Wednesday — had a chat by phone with the Washington head coach.

“One phone call,” The King told me last week,” and I was ready to run through a wall for him.”