I don’t think Drury is as concerned about the long run as you and I. Having said this, despite the nice young core we have there’s still another wave that’ll be making their way into the lineup over the next few years, like Othmann, Sykora and Perreault.
Drury dangling a 2nd + jones isn’t going to kill our pipeline. We’re not the Pens with a bunch of fossils up and down our roster, depleted of picks and prospects.
nothing caustic/abrasive in the bold
But I refuse to give Drury or anybody else a pass here.
Stats show in all sports 99-ish% of the time win now moves esp rentals = epic fail
Having the authority to go there and do that does not make those right.
'Right' is established on what is correct, or in the absence of an entirely correct singular solution, the least bad or best good choice based on merit.
I don't get them all right all the time
but
if we are honest, going w/bern measured approach
regard our assets as with value, not candy to be given away
and yes, ok to overpay in isolated circumstances esp for foundation pieces
but not in ordinary course of biz as we have seen in recent years
then nyr would be better off.
I mean they probably are going to spend a bunch of picks, though. The Rangers’ window as it stands will effectively go to the end of Panarin’s contract - their top forwards, goaltender, and Fox are all in their primes, now is the time for them to go all-in.
Obviously there are weak spots in the roster and circumstances could be better vis-a-vis analytics, defensive pairings, and the 3c situation, but that’s the way it is. This is their opportunity to try and gear up for a run. This team is in first league-wide halfway through the season, Drury isn’t going to be reluctant to make a push.
Bold = This is the trap.
All in is almost always a failure.
