"While most fans, myself included, are hoping for a real Rangers rebuild, I have zero faith in Chris Drury to actually execute things properly and get this team back on track. Everything Drury has done since he helped twist the knife in the back of Jeff Gorton and usurp power at MSG has led the Rangers down a bad road towards a rebuild. It starts off with the Pavel Buchnevich trade and then only continued to spiral."
"Nobody in the league has traded more draft picks than Drury since he became Rangers General Manager. While he hasn't directly traded many 1st round picks, these moves have yielded less than desirable results. It's been eerily reminiscent of a darker period of Rangers hockey where they chased big names by any means necessary only to win back-page headlines and lose games on the ice. It's 2026 and it seems like time is a flat circle."
"Vlad Tarasenko, Patrick Kane, Barclay Goodrow, Alex Wennberg, Reilly Smith, Will Borgen, Carson Soucy, and J.T. Miller, all of Drury's biggest acquisitions since becoming Rangers GM, have resulted in two Conference Finals appearances. One of those was dumb luck, the other was a missed opportunity to advance further. There are only so many assets available to move, and now the cupboard is bare."
The New York Rangers urgently need a complete rebuild of the roster from scratch rather than incremental changes. Chris Drury has overseen numerous trades and draft pick transactions that have depleted organizational assets and failed to produce sustained playoff success. High-profile acquisitions including Vlad Tarasenko, Patrick Kane, Barclay Goodrow, Alex Wennberg, Reilly Smith, Will Borgen, Carson Soucy, and J.T. Miller yielded only two Conference Final appearances and limited advancement. The Pavel Buchnevich trade initiated a downward spiral and trades of draft capital have echoed past mistakes of chasing names over long-term team-building. The current asset pool is nearly exhausted.
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