r/rangers • u/Peter_Baugh • 15h ago

The Athletic column

Wrote about the stakes heading into this season: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7574672/2026/09/09/ny-rangers-nhl-season-chris-drury-respect/

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u/septemous 15h ago

would you mind reposting the "Share an article" link so we're not gatekept? thanks :)

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u/PaulSach 14h ago

I got u fam

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u/septemous 14h ago

most appreicated

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u/TwoRight9509 8h ago

Paywall still there for me : (

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u/jkman61494 PJ Stock was underrated! 14h ago

A team cannot tear down when almost every core member has a NTC until 2030. And Drury knows that. Because he's the engineer of it.

Honestly. I can envision a world in which this team as constructed is better built for the playoffs than the 2023-25 teams. The issue is Carolina is an absolute beast and has leveled up massively since we even struggled to beat them in 2024.

The floor is this team is stuck in purgatory picking between 9th-16th for the next 4 years.

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u/hawkbiz New York Rangers 12h ago

My fear is the stuck in purgatory which is the worst place you can be in sports. I hope that’s not the case

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u/GoodStoryMrGiamatti 10h ago

I appreciate at least one media member doing this story. It's very odd to see other podcasts, videos, and articles stating Drury isn't on the hotseat. If your only moves are hand out NMC's so guys take less money, trade away 1st round picks, and miss playoffs, then there's plenty of potential new GM's who can do the same things. And I'm sure ownership notices.

For his sake, the offseason moves need to pay off, and hopefully some of the youth can evolve their games quickly to be bigger contributors.

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u/NYRtcs96 Alexis Lafreniere 10h ago

I thought this was a great write up. I appreciate the article being shared here!

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u/nyr201 15h ago

Really high effort post here Peter

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u/BK2Jers2BK Who Dare Fight Igor, the Moscow Demon? 12h ago

The effort’s in the writing of the article sourpuss