I'd argue Drury clearly identified the problem. I'd argue he made attempts to fix it, without mortgaging the long term.
People wanna be mad. They don't actually care about being right. They just want to complain.
Someone else said it here perfectly. Drury can identify problems with the team but he has no idea how to fix them.
He identified the problem by replacing Trouba, Lindgren, and Jones with Borgen, Vaakanainen, and Soucy. Arguably a downgrade and definitely no better by any stretch of the imagination. Ended up giving up another 1st round pick when it was clear the team was in need of taking a step back, I don’t care if the deal was too good to pass up or whatever other garbage people need to make up to feel good about the trade. He also gets no credit for identifying that Goodrow was a problem when he signed him to a ridiculous contract in the first place. I could go through all the other stupid decisions he’s made but it’s too long a list to do so.
I'd argue lets see what he does with some actual cap space? If he can move any of the following CK/Mika/Panarin, he'll have space to make moves. I'm also not sure he's gonna push for the playoffs next year. Bottoming out might be on his agenda for a year or two if he's "secure in his job"
I know this year has been horrific but everyone had a bad year but Cuylle and Berard and they still have 81 points. It's not possible to have Igor and Fox and have 55 points. That's just not a thing.
The worst part is the conclusion is gonna be “well clearly Trouba and Lindgren weren’t as bad as people said if everyone’s now saying the replacements are just as bad”. Drury is as bad as humanly possibly at identifying talent.
To be honest i am done with 1st and 2nd overalls, give us a solid 5 with something to prove
There was about 30 minutes after the Trouba trade and before the Igor extension where things made sense. But that’s the Drury story. One step forward two steps backwards
Bc fox's lack of scoring earlier in the year wasn't and still isn't the issue there.
What problems has Drury successfully identified? He couldn’t spot the differences in a Highlights Magazine picture in a doctors office after someone already circled them in pen
we would absolutely win the lottery in this super medicore draft. Then we’ll take Schaefer and he’ll turn into Erik Johnson while Misa becomes a 100 point C
Ah, here I thought those that were banging the drum for months with a point being his goal totals had a good argument! It turns out that they don't. Please hold while the computer adjusts the narrative...
So, Fox's window to be on a championship team has closed?
The Rangers still think they are a few moves away from being a Cup contender.
