Chris Drury met with Rangers as tumultuous season hangs over team
NY Post
DALLAS, Texas — There were smiles and honest conversations among the Rangers on Thursday afternoon at the Stars’ practice rink in Farmers Branch.
After president and general manager Chris Drury addressed the team as a whole for the first time since this season has veered off the tracks, a source told The Post, the Blueshirts conducted a fun and energetic session that concluded with a full-team shootout game.
By full team, yes, that meant head coach Peter Laviolette and the rest of the coaching staff, too.
There was a light-hearted aura to the group that has been missing lately.
Vincent Trocheck then initiated a scrum with the Rangers beat reporters to clear the air about a specific report that claimed the team meeting they had after the Kings game was to criticize Drury.
“That could not be further from the truth,” he said bluntly. “If we have a closed-door meeting, with just the players, I think the last that we’d do is complain about our general manager. When we have closed-door meetings in here, it’s about us. It’s about what we can do.