Chris Drury hopes Rangers learned from playoff heartbreak as pressure mounts to win elusive Stanley Cup
NY Post
The 2024-25 season may be Chris Drury’s fourth as the president and general manager of the New York Rangers, but it also marks his 14th with the organization in some capacity.
A 32-year-old forward donning the ‘C’ turned into the director of player development, who rose to assistant general manager and eventually earned his shot at the helm of an Original Six franchise in one of the biggest sports markets in the world.
Whether he was shooting the puck himself, developing the organization internally or directly crafting the roster, Drury has spent well over a decade vying to bring the Stanley Cup back to New York.
It is these years as head honcho, however, that Drury will be remembered for.
“It’s been a real good three years,” Drury said on Tuesday in a preseason conference call. “Obviously, our ultimate goal is to win the Cup. Personally, I’m always trying to find ways to be better at my job and to do things that allow us to compete for the Cup every year. That starts each and every year at training camp.
“Looking forward to having [head coach Peter Laviolette] for a second training camp and hope they have a good camp and another good regular season and give ourselves a chance to get in the playoffs.”
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