#Chris Drury

The NHL Trade Deadline is seven weeks away and the New York Rangers hot play has them as buyers come March 3, 2023. While there's 19 games to be played for the Blueshirts between today and that date, it's always smart to plan ahead. Last season, GM Chris Drury made a handful of small to medium size moves to acquire Andrew Copp, Frank Vatrano, Tyler…

It sounds more like the name of a movie or a book - Waiting for Godot, Waiting for Guffman, Waiting to Begin - but for now, it remains central to this impressive, fascinating and oddly puzzling Blue Jays season. The Jays have found themselves in the standings right about where they were expected to be - among the best teams in baseball. And they've…

The Buffalo Sabres had an incredible year in 2005-06 when no one in the NHL universe thought they would. Let's relive that special season. Perhaps there was no better an example of a Cinderella team in the Buffalo Sabres 50-plus-year history than the 2005-06 squad. This was a team that faced+6000 preseason odds to win the Stanley Cup, and it was a…

After a shorter-than-usual offseason thanks to a deep playoff run, the New York Rangers are set to begin another season of pain excitement, promise, and hope. In preparation for the 2022-23 campaign, I tossed some questions over to some of our Blueshirt Banter staff. Their answers (and mine) are below. Time for some predictions! Tom D.: No, but…

Question #1: Can Igor Shesterkin win the Vezina Trophy again, or even the Hart Trophy? Shesterkin was one of the best players in the league last season and was a runaway for the Vezina Trophy for the best goaltender in hockey. Furthermore, he was a finalist for the Hart Trophy, given to the most valuable player in the NHL. The question going into…

When the New York Rangers traded defenseman Nils Lundkvist to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a conditional first round and a fourth round pick, it added another valuable asset they can use at the next trade deadline. Here's a where their 2023 Draft Picks stand: First Round (2) Second Round (1) Third Round (1) Sixth Round (2) Seven Round (1) That…

Predicting lineups is a fool's errand. Even when you've watched a team for a few months, most coaches still surprise you, still feel the need to shake things up. John Klingberg played with Ryan Suter last year right up until he didn't, and the Stars' prize free-agent-to-be wound down his walk year back with old stalwart Esa Lindell, then Thomas…

If you're a fan of the New York Rangers, Wednesday officially marks the beginning of the 2022-23 NHL season. The Blueshirts are scheduled to report to the MSG Training Center in Tarrytown for physicals, even though word is that all 66 players arrived early. They'll jump into action with their first official practice on Thursday, then away we…

It's clear that Chris Drury and the New York Rangers got a pretty good return for Nils Lundkvist, a player who wasn't destined to play for them anytime in the near future. They sent the young Swedish defenseman to the Dallas Stars for a 2023 first-round pick as well as a 2025 fourth-round pick. The smart money had the Rangers getting a…

New York - The New York Rangers named Rochester native and former Wolverines defenseman Jacob Trouba captain. Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury announced the selection in a news release Tuesday morning, and the team held a news conference with Drury, Trouba and coach Gerard Gallant at the team's practice facility in Greenburgh, New…