One month after the Rangers’ breakup day, there remains a cloud of secrecy over their search for fired coach Alain Vigneault’s successor.



The Rangers are at their organizational meetings in Palm Springs, discussing their draft and off-season strategies.



To paraphrase the great football scribe Peter King, some things I think I know:



As far as GM Jeff Gorton’s search goes, we know more about those who aren’t candidates than who are.



Those who aren’t include Lindy Ruff, the last remaining Vigneault assistant whose future is still to be determined; Hartford (AHL) coach Keith McCambridge; Dan Bylsma, who said, in the New York Post, some relatively outrageous things about his doubts over the Rangers’ intentions to really rebuild; and I firmly believe, based on conversations, Dave Tippett.



As we all know, Jim Montgomery, the U. of Denver coach who was believed to be high on Gorton’s list is off the board,...