Chris Drury instilled wholesale changes over the past year for the Rangers, and the team has won just three of its first 10 games.
– Why Drury should be gone at the end of this season if nothing improves
– Let’s mess with the line combinations
– Wolf Pack update! Should the Rangers call up someone? Gabe Perreault? Brett Berard? Scott Morrow?
Episode 1,412.
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42 Comments
Seems like there's a really negative attitude about this team. We need management that has a good attitude that rubs off on the players. I don't see any one giving two shits out there. It's pathetic. Someone needs to snap them out of it.
This team is slow and unphysical
You make some solid points about Drury. Yes, he has made some good decisions, but I would also follow it up that he was majorly responsible for Pavel Buchnevich being traded and since then we still have not found a consistent 1st line RW. My issues with Drury is that he will make 1 good move, but then immediately follow it up with 2 bad moves. For example, getting out of Trouba's contract was a great move and I applauded Drury for doing so, but the very next action he did was resign Igor to that crazy contract. Another example, he got Miko Mikaela from St.Louis at the deadline and he played very well for us. However, he followed it up by letting him walk were he has now been a big part of Florida winning 2 cups. The same could be said with Frank Vatrano. Now I know, that not all of this is on Drury, you have to account for Cap restraints, but he has had chance after chance after chance. The Rangers had some glaring holes going back to the ECF against Tampa, yet did nothing in the offseason to correct it, it was the same group. The writing has been on the wall for years, diehard Rangers fans were sounding the alarm, and it went to deaf ears. Personally, and I have been a big opponent to this, but they should NOT have resigned Igor. The team is not good in front of him, and to be honest why pay for a goalie when the team is not even remotely close to being a Stanley Cup Contender. I could understand the logic if this team was close, but the team is not. A rebuild should be happening. Instead, we are now stuck with long term NMC contracts for players in there 30s who are signed for another 5 years. This team is slow already, can you imagine this team in even 2 years from now. That' is why I think Drury needs to go.
stop. going. to. games.
Because the Rangers are giving games away for the second season in a row and they can’t lie to the fans anymore the’ve already figured it out. So Dolan what you gonna do to fix this crap.
NO, they don’t have to recall anyone, NO it’s not a Sullivan problem.
You tell us who should be or not be on the top 6. What we have is the same crap we had last season and fans are hip to the problem.
They’re gonna fire Drury and hire Sullivan as the MG
Isnt it ironic that last year, the NW road trip led to the demise of the team and after this week, it may usher in the same situation, only earlier. This team is markedly worse
Five draft classes and only four players Drury has drafted reached the NHL . Othmann,Mancini,Laba, and Perreault who combined have a grand total of 11 points. That's all you need to know. Plus trading many draft picks for players who are not here anymore
Sell sell sell!!! But can we trust Drury to sell lol
Agree with you as usual Jon. Also, Dolan's number 1 concern is getting playoff money so the more we miss out on that, the warmer his seat will get. which could happen with all these big contracts with NMC.
I doubt Dolan wants to do a GM search for the Rangers any time in the near future. He has never done one before. He hired Sather – because he knew nothing about hockey, he knew Sather personally, and he thought (and still thinks) Sather is a hockey genius because 1984-88 – and gave him carte blanche to run the organization. Sather hired Gorton when Sather went into semi-retirement, then when Dolan fired Gorton for disloyalty, he let Drury step up into the position. Even if they miss the playoffs again this season, I doubt Drury gets fired. He will get a chance to clean it up.
I was really optimistic when Drury was appointed. Gorton & JD had lousy drafts and the trades made after the "Letter" were mostly terrible. But Drury has assembled an aging, mediocre roster that does not look anything like a playoff team.
To see what Gorton is doing with Montreal… maybe just maybe, it was a short sighted decision by James Dolan to fire Gorton and promote Drury…. Can we fire the owner?? 🤔
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Lafreniere belongs in Hartford. Or the Tallahassee Wart Hogs…
My issue with Drury last year was how he publicly dealt with Trouba and Kreider. I think he contributed to the team's low moral. This year my biggest issue was coming into this season and not having a contract extension for Panarin. I think that's a major issue. What Drury is telling someone who we've relied on for offense and wants to retire here is that all his efforts have been in vain because he's not wanted. Panarin built a legacy here and has the stats to prove it. In 100 years this franchise can't say much as far as offense and that's embarrassing. But if you take a look at all time Ranger stats, Panarin has accomplished a lot for this franchise. Not to mention Zibenajad who has more goals than Kreider in less time.
We went through the entire Lundqvist Era without any star offensive players. The players we did sign were busts. We relied on goaltending and defense.
As a fan, I'm happy that we have players like Panarin and Zibenajad. They have proven themselves. Unfortunately I see this franchise getting rid of these players, destroying the legacy they've built here which we as fans should be grateful for. And we won't see any of their jerseys hung up in the rafters when they retire and we're not likely to see anytime soon some offensive players that make the top 15 all time Rangers that we are currently witnessing right now. Who would ever want to be a part of this franchise if this is how you treat your star players.
Sorry for the rant. I agree that they do need to play better and stop making excuses, but this GM is showing me that he doesn't care about legacy, culture, or the fan base. We're not always going to win and we still might not win a Cup anytime soon, but at the very least we deserve a good team with good chemistry and some legacy players that make it on the all time Rangers list. That's the Presidents team that Drury has torn apart.
Even being a Rangers fan for 55 years I can not longer get excited about them playing tonight or any other night.
I regarded this season as a loss before it even started, and see no reason to change my mind. So forget this year, let's talk about how to build a team that can compete next year.
Miller Mika panarin 🙌
Dolan said "Drury isn't going anywhere" when the extension was announced to the media. Drury has dismantled this team into the ultimate boys club. This is almost as vile as Messier following Keenan to Vancouver
He’s not on the Hot seat he’s going no where
Drury took a cup contender and destroyed it. Botched Trouba deal, and the treated Krieder poorly. Not to mention after getting beat by Florida he didn’t address any of the issues, speed and grit. But he’s Dolans bitch he’s going no where
Could be could be, he should be gone before he came Jeff Gordon had his team as a contender. Now they’re a joke.
Not enough media is talking about the changes in "the rules" Drury/Dolan has been making over the last few years in MSG. Key to which was he rule no employee interaction with the players except official duties. This was bad for morale, and to prove how serious he was he FIRED Jim Ramsey, beloved trainer and well respected, because he went to dinner with a player. That event was the first time nonsense off ice started to appear on the ice. The players pushed back and Drury's response was to ship those leaders out, Goodrow, Trouba, Kreider, Lindgren. So here we are, a GM that has no respect for his players, and players who have no respect for their GM. Dlolan extending Drury early was just a middle finger to his team. That's the problem. Team morale is zero. You can't win in that state, no matter who you bring in, you're just bringing good players into a toxic situation. I don't see firing Drury will make a difference if Dolan's rules stay in place.
Drury should have been fired along with Laviolette.
Listen, this was always going to be a transitional season. Regardless of how anyone perceived it.
No team can go from the utter defensive disaster they were last season, to top contenders in one off-season.
The year before that: they won the President's, but barely squeaked by the Hurricanes.
They spent 30 – 40 minutes of each game in the 'Canes series pinned in their own zone. It was even worse against the Panthers.
They were lucky as hell to get those transition game goals, to eliminate the 'Canes, and hang that long with the Panthers.
Team's who are perpetually pinned in their own zone: Do Not Win Cups. End Of Story.
There had to be major changes.
For all of Drury's mistakes, mistaken analysis and for the way he handled Goodrow, Trouba and Kreider: he finally got it right this summer.
It may not seem like it now, but it will in the future; whether Drury is here or not.
Drury should have started tearing apart the Vet Core after losing to the Devils in the First Round, three seasons ago.
That was the major Red Flag that the Vet Core were in fact quitting on the coaches and themselves.
It wasn't Gallant. It was the Vet Core. They had the Devils down 2 games to none, by playing an intense cohesive, suffocating system in all three zones.
Game Three…they played the same, but lost in overtime.
Then, the Vet Core stopped skating. Stopped playing the system Gallant's coaching staff detailed and implemented.
Blame and responsibility goes from top to bottom in this organization. True.
But it has been this fragile, feckless Vet Core who are not only the common denominators through four coaches, but also the one's who have sabotaged themselves ( the team) and have been full of themselves.
Panarin, Zibanejad, Lafrenière, Kreider and Fox: have all had plenty of opportunities to show they are players who can step up as leaders on ice ( and in the locker room) to drag the team out if their self-imposed funks and careless bad habits.
Instead, it was Trouba who would rattle the Vet Core's cage: with major body slams, fights ( and yes a helmet throw yelling " wake the #### up " to the Rangers bench, while being escorted off the ice ( tossed from the game for 2 fights in one game).
Then it was the unlikey Rempe who came along and fired the team ( and fans) up, in his few appearances in 2023-24.
So now the process is going to be a rollercoaster ride: as the team transforms into a bigger, tougher more cohesive team defense foundational structure; transitioning strong team defense to offensive production.
Thats how you win Cups. You don't win Cups with moody, fragile mindsets ( like Zibanejad, Lafrenière…etc).
The changes, they are a coming. In waves, not one overnight typhoon.
Be patient.
10 games in and i can't wait for this season to be over. How sad is that 🤦♂️
Trochek on the ice and skating Monday and Tuesday.
Lafreniere should have to earn it.
He makes some terrible decisions with cap management. There are way too many contracts with no move clauses. The league needs to put some type of provision in the CBA that you can only have one or two no move clauses in your contract It's totally ridiculous
I am 100% going to bed before the game starts tonight. I can't take the chance of this team playing terribly and me not getting the sleep that I need. They haven't earned my sleeplessness
Moron should have been fired after the buchnevich trade
THE FANS BLAMED 4 COACHES IN 5 YEARS.. NOW IT IS THE GM? STOP.. IT IS THE PLAYERS. START WITH FOX AT 9 MILLION PER SEASON, THEN ADD DJ=ZIBAD AT 8.5 MILLION, THEN ADD LAUGHABLE LAFFY AT 7.5 MILLION PER SEASON.. 25 MILLION McDAVID AND DRAISTL COST 24 MILLION, ADD ONE PLAYER AT THE LEAGUE MINIMUM, TO EQUAL 25 MILLION.. YOU WILL BE IN LAST PLACE SPENDING 25 MILLION ON THOSE 3 RANGER LAZY BUMS… ITS IS THE PLAYERS GUYS AND GALS, BLAME THE PLAYERS..
Its truly sad that such a big market, original 6 team has such poor history of winning. 1994 the last cup? Pathetic..
sullivan is partially to blame…this guys line-ups are terrible! Mika n Jt have success together but you split them because troch is out? so what!! you can easily put panarin-jt-mika together then sheary,carrick, raddysh then cuylle,laba,laf but he thinks he's balancing the lines the way he has em. guess what, you're not!
c'mon. this is an ahl level roster. they do have 3 or 4 good nhl layers, but even they are limited and overrated
Hope they fire him
Way past due for firing Drury . Watching this team is so frustrating. Shesterkin has given up 11 goals in last 2 games .not all his fault . But this has to turn around .bring up Gabe .sit out Zibanejad he's been terrible. Dont care how much your paying him .management idiot decisions. Alex .Laf. also sit out .piss poor play
Way past due for firing Drury . Watching this team is so frustrating. Shesterkin has given up 11 goals in last 2 games .not all his fault . But this has to turn around .bring up Gabe .sit out Zibanejad he's been terrible. Dont care how much your paying him .management idiot decisions. Alex .Laf. also sit out .piss poor play
Would be something if this was ultimately a passive-aggressive way to get Drury replaced. And btw, get rid of the Sports Psychologist.
Has edstrom ever played center in his life?