Drury: Naming a Team Captain is "a priority" of Next Steps

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I'll bet we have a captain before the season starts....no doubt!

Someone's vagina is gonna get hurt when they name a C

I think it will be Trouba.

I think it will be Trouba.

 

I can see that, Sharpy. I'd be okay with that as well. If I remember correctly there were a few players that said some good things about Trouba taking charge in the locker room last season.....forgot who. But I'm old, so I do that a lot!! ;)

Someone's vagina is gonna get hurt when they name a C

 

On the team and on this board (when it's Kreider).

People going to be confused when it’s Strome.

On the team and on this board (when it's Kreider).

 

People going to be confused when it’s Strome.

 

You guys spelled FOX incorrectly! ;)

I think it will be Trouba.

 

Everytime they name a captain he begins to suck. So I’m on board for naming a bad player to start with- it’s like reverse psychology.

 

 

 

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There are only two paths for this, IMO: give it to the veteran leaders like when Drury was named captain. That means Kreider or Trouba, most likely. Or, give it to the young guy who'll grow with it for the next ten years. That means Lafreniere or Fox.

Everytime they name a captain he begins to suck. So I’m on board for naming a bad player to start with- it’s like reverse psychology.

 

 

 

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lol It's too bad it won't also lower his AAV either.

There are only two paths for this, IMO: give it to the veteran leaders like when Drury was named captain. That means Kreider or Trouba, most likely. Or, give it to the young guy who'll grow with it for the next ten years. That means Lafreniere or Fox.

 

I think these are basically the only two options, and make the most sense to me for the reasons you mentioned.

My money is on Kreider.

 

 

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Fuck it make it Bitetto. He got to ride in an F-16, may as well.

Why is it now every time I hear the name Bitetto I do a quick word association and scream out "GLUE!!!!" :rofl:

But in all seriousness I agree best options are either vets Kreider/Trouba or kids Fox/Lafreniere. I would love to see it be Fox. Hometown NYer, believe he grew up a Ranger fan, likely to be the next great Ranger Dman. If not now, and its Kreider instead, I see Fox following Kreider.

Why is it now every time I hear the name Bitetto I do a quick word association and scream out "GLUE!!!!" :rofl:

 

This is the correct answer.

I know I may get flamed for this, but I really wouldn’t mind the Lafreniere route here. I get it, he’s young and he still needs to gain the respect of this league and that locker room. But one of the qualities about him was his leadership. He may be young now, but he’s gonna be here. That C may look odd now, but will grow well with time, IMO. I know many will disagree and that’s fine. If the right guy, the right veteran, hasn’t stepped up by now, then maybe giving it to a promising young star isn’t a bad idea.

Or who knows? Maybe the answer is someone who isn’t even here yet. Going to be an interesting offseason.

“My goal and our hope is that we’re a playoff team next year,” Drury said. “It is a mandate? I don’t believe so. But I want everyone to come back and know that that’s where we want to be and with the talent on this team where we should be.”

 

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/gerard-gallant-confronts-win-now-challenge-rangers-coach/

 

 

What? If it’s not a mandate that means jd and gorton really got fired for losing to the isles and Wilson slamming panarin

 

 

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https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/gerard-gallant-confronts-win-now-challenge-rangers-coach/

 

 

What? If it’s not a mandate that means jd and gorton really got fired for losing to the isles and Wilson slamming panarin

 

 

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Wrong thread but "mandating" anything is idiotic. It's why the yankees WS or bust thing is so fucking dumb. It's impossible to know what's going to happen or more importantly "why" it's happening. Drury would only be painting himself into a corner by mandating anything.

Wrong thread but "mandating" anything is idiotic. It's why the yankees WS or bust thing is so fucking dumb. It's impossible to know what's going to happen or more importantly "why" it's happening. Drury would only be painting himself into a corner by mandating anything.

 

I posted it here because Drury mentioned it today during the presser along with the captain thing.

 

And also Drury wouldn't be the one mandating it, Dolan would. My point was that if Dolan hasnt told him playoffs or bust (which was mentioned as a possible reason he wasnt happy with them & I agree is idiotic for a rebuilding team) then the logical conclusion is that he just fired those two (JD&gorts) for an even dumber reason than was originally thought.

I posted it here because Drury mentioned it today during the presser along with the captain thing.

 

And also Drury wouldn't be the one mandating it, Dolan would. My point was that if Dolan hasnt told him playoffs or bust (which was mentioned as a possible reason he wasnt happy with them & I agree is idiotic for a rebuilding team) then the logical conclusion is that he just fired those two (JD&gorts) for an even dumber reason than was originally thought.

 

Not to bat for Dolan, but we don’t really know what the reason was.

Maybe they planted their flag in Quinn’s corner. Maybe they wanted to stay the course in terms of letting the rebuild play out and not trade young pieces for playoff ready types. Maybe they simply disagreed on the course. Maybe he just saw a team of weaklings and wanted something else.

Whatever it was, I wouldn’t read much into making the playoffs not being mandated. In fact, surely that’s positive with a new GM and coach.

Wrong thread but "mandating" anything is idiotic. It's why the yankees WS or bust thing is so fucking dumb. It's impossible to know what's going to happen or more importantly "why" it's happening. Drury would only be painting himself into a corner by mandating anything.

 

Mandating it is dumb in year 1 of a GM and coach, because a mandate is really "do it or you're fired". Other than that though, mandating playoffs and a certain level of performance is how you progress forward. I think Drury and Gallant have next year with a strong hope of making the playoffs, with an expectation/mandate of making the playoffs the following year...or they are both gone.

There won't be any punishment for not making the playoffs, but they'll make every move they can to get there. They're sure to make moves this summer and they'll surely buy at the deadline — that was something that particularly bothered Dolan this season.