Pete Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Do you think there?s a handshake agreement in place between Dru and ownership/JD that he?s the next guy when Gorton is gone? Why else would he turn down the CHANCE for a GM job? What did he have to lose by interviewing unless this organization just really doesn?t want him to leave?Florida is in a really crappy position roster wise. It would be an uphill battle, a thankless and almost unwinnable job. Could also be he didn't like what the ownership group had to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Florida is in a really crappy position roster wise. It would be an uphill battle, a thankless and almost unwinnable job. Could also be he didn't like what the ownership group had to say. Agree with this. I think in part he’s also getting his name out there and taking interviews for NHL jobs in the hope of something else opening up down the road that he finds more appealing and has more interest in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Still, why not sit for an interview for the experience? Just seems odd to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 ^agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Still, why not sit for an interview for the experience? Just seems odd to me.I don't understand? He interviewed. Then he withdrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Seems to me like something didn't feel right to him so he didn't want to pursue it any further. Not uncommon imo especially when you're not desperate for a job. Shrug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Wonder also after they brought Quenneville into their organization with great fanfare, being GM for the Panthers would mostly involve doing his bidding. He is a great coach, but the FLA GM job might be like being his errand boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Slap Shots has learned the Rangers? assistant GM has withdrawn from consideration for the vacant spot in Florida following an initial interview with the Panthers? upper management conducted the week of Aug. 16. The Connecticut Yankees fan informed the team of his decision on Friday. The 44-year-old Drury will enter his sixth year in the Rangers? front office and fifth as assistant GM. He has become an integral part of the hierarchy that features John Davidson as president and Jeff Gorton as GM. He is also entering his fourth as GM of the AHL Wolf Pack. It was his call last summer to hire Kris Knoblauch as Hartford coach, a move that brought immediate results. Sources report that another rising star in the industry, Eddie Olczyk, has not only been in for an interview but is expected to be among the finalists for the GM position in Florida that became vacant when the team did not extend the expiring contract of Dale Tallon after the ne?er do well Puddy Tats were bounced out of the qualifying round by the Islanders. He is highly regarded throughout the industry for his acumen, much in the same way John Davidson was before he left the MSG broadcast booth to become president of the Blues in 2006. Indeed, Slap Shots has learned Olczyk had multiple interviews with the Devils for an executive front office position before the team elevated interim GM Tom Fitzgerald into the position on a full-time basis. Slap Shots has been told that Peter Chiarelli, who has been promoted by the NHL for essentially every executive opening that arises, is expected to be among the finalists. Scott Mellanby is another remaining in the mix for a second interview. Kevin Weekes, who began his NHL career in Florida in 1997-98, is also considered a legitimate candidate for the job following the initial round of interviews. https://nypost.com/2020/08/29/slap-shots-rangers-chris-drury-bows-out-of-panthers-gm-search/ Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 I don't understand? He interviewed. Then he withdrew. Ah, my mistake then. I didn’t realize he did the initial interview. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 I still think it's because he went down for the interview and found out about the humidity and the bugs. His wife also may own small dogs, which are part of gator's dietary needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 3. The Panthers? introductory interviews for their GM vacancy were done mainly by President & CEO Matt Caldwell, along with Travis Viola, one of owner Vinnie Viola?s sons. (At one time, Travis was the team?s Vice President of Hockey Operations & Special Projects.) As The New York Post?s Larry Brooks reported, Rangers assistant GM Chris Drury withdrew from consideration. He was a serious contender, if not the front-runner, and there are sources who believe he was going to be offered the job, if he hadn?t been offered it already. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/31-thoughts-players-make-unified-anti-racism-statement-bubble/ Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Haha, panthers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Haha, panthers They can't even hire a GM right. Gotta wonder what happened that Drury went from front-runner to....just runner though. Pro GM jobs are among the rarest in major sports - there's literally only about 125 of them in the US and Canada. To withdraw from consideration when you're the leading candidate? Wonder what's up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Interesting. Maybe he just decided he really wants to be a part of what's going on here still? Or, he decided that Florida life just isn't for him, or his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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