Rangers extend GM Drury for multiple years

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I wouldn’t have extended him right now, but if he deserves to be sacked Dolan will pay it out. It’s not a big deal. A billionaire can afford to pay a few million if need be.

He was always likely to get at least another year. If next year goes as bad as this year, he’ll probably be sacked. This year the coach and players were gonna take the hit for the season.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Gonna be an offseason for the Rangers

 

[TGWL]

It's easy to extend so you have something in place in case it works out. He could be extended and then terminated in Dec 2025.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Meritocracy at work folks.

 

[Super Hans]

 

[eojsmada]

So all of this is on Dolan then. Got it.

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

I wouldn’t have extended him right now, but if he deserves to be sacked Dolan will pay it out. It’s not a big deal. A billionaire can afford to pay a few million if need be.

He was always likely to get at least another year. If next year goes as bad as this year, he’ll probably be sacked. This year the coach and players were gonna take the hit for the season.

I think that there may be some disappointment in that this is the direction the rangers have taken.

 

[ORRFForever]

Hey you can’t deny the big man’s earned it.

???

I don't know what to make of this post.

I think he is a horrible G.M..

 

[thebeernerd]

It's easy to extend so you have something in place in case it works out. He could be extended and then terminated in Dec 2025.

Why would you want to take a chance with the guy who made three separate trades this season that netted him three different bottom-pairing caliber defensemen? And that’s not getting into the Panarin sideshow that happened under his watch and only came to light last week.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Just like they extended Shesterkin for multiple years.

Difference is Shesterkin is actually competent at his job

 

[LemonSauceD]

LMAO

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I think that there may be some disappointment in that this is the direction the rangers have taken.

I know some feel that way, but I think it's unrealistic.

This is a team that won the Presidents Trophy last year and has been to the ECF two of the last three years.

How can you seriously sell a full-on rebuild given that? Like it's not unrealistic to say this Rangers group can't win the Cup. Might very well be true, but actual managing isn't a video game where you randomly just choose to rebuild and can save when things are going well and not save when you don't like the results.

All teams when they have a group of players that have a chance for success are going to go for it and try to win. Rangers simply aren't going to rebuild when they have Shestyorkin and Fox, and they aren't going to get rid of players like that when they have them in their prime (essentially no one relinquishes players of that caliber in this league voluntarily).

 

[DanielBrassard]

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

I know some feel that way, but I think it's unrealistic.

This is a team that won the Presidents Trophy last year and has been to the ECF two of the last three years.

How can you seriously sell a full-on rebuild given that? Like it's not unrealistic to say this Rangers group can't win the Cup. Might very well be true, but actual managing isn't a video game where you randomly just choose to rebuild and can save when things are going well and not save when you don't like the results.

All teams when they have a group of players that have a chance for success are going to go for it and try to win. Rangers simply aren't going to rebuild when they have Shestyorkin and Fox, and they aren't going to get rid of players like that when they have them in their prime (essentially no one relinquishes players of that caliber in this league voluntarily).

I get that. But from what I’ve read, a lot of Ranger fans are not happy with Druery. And in this case, I believe the fans over the old existing management.

 

[Fataldogg]

This is one of the most baffling moves the organization has made in the last 10 years. He removed the only leaders in the locker room, in Goodrow and Trouba, there was no leadership on that time. He sent out a letter to all GMs letting them know that Zibenejad and Kreider were on the chopping block. Then we act surprised when Zibenejad clearly was having anxiety issues with the team. Kreider checkout the moment that was sent out. He waits for Shesterkin to have the worst season of his career to extend him to the biggest goalie contract in history. And I can go on... as a fan I put a lot of this season on him. He was a major contributing factor to screwing up the teams chemistry and moral.

 

[BillyOcean]

Penguins McKenna odds just increased

 

[Big McLargehuge]

You can't fire the owner, and a rotten owner quickly rots everything it touches. Dolan got his puppet and no amount of failure is going to tell Mr. D how to run his sports franchises.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Can't wait till they sign John Tortorella.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Difference is Shesterkin is actually competent at his job

Is he, though?

 

[ViD]

the NHL would be an inferior league if it didn't have the New York Rangers around to make the same mistakes in the same way every season

Didn’t they win President’s trophy and go to the conference finals last season? Does not sound too bad to me

 

[Ugene Magic]

NYR's soiling their white horse....

 

[thebeernerd]

Is he, though?

Well, yeah. His numbers were down but the defense in front of him was even worse than in previous years.

 

[Fatass]

Can Drury land Tocchet for his new coach? Could that have something to do with him getting extended?

 

[FiveTacos]

I just don’t understand how you make this decision unless you’ve paid zero attention to the players in your organization.

You make this decision when everything he's done is exactly what the owner wants done.

His job is like Barney's from HIMYM ... P.L.E.A.S.E. ...

 

[GoJackets1]

Now hire Torts