Chris Drury Discussion Thread (with Flowchart)
by Dig Deep on Jun 22, 2011 8:00 PM EDT
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This summer, in a theater near you, the epic saga of a man from Trumbull, Connecticut may very well come to an end. The whole Chris Drury "buy-out but he can’t be bought-out so let’s hope he retires or something" situation has become very confusing and at this point I am beginning to worry about how it is affecting his teammates. It would be distracting if the player that was going through this was a third or fourth liner, but the player that is going through this is the captain of the team. Even if we don't get the happy ending we are all hoping for, I hope that the Chris Drury "situation" comes to an end as soon as possible, it is not something I want to have distract and infuriate us all summer (and maybe next season? Gulp.) long.
The Rangers are going to have a microscope on them next year with the Winter Classic and it would be a real shame if what happened (or didn't happen) in the summer with Drury becomes a sideshow or a storyline of any kind. Not to mention the whole "we need cap space to make a splash in the free agent market and Drury doesn’t really have a place on this team anymore" aspect of the whole thing. Join me for more after the jump…
I have been confused and mystified by the series of events that have unfolded thus far. Have you? If you have questions or got lost somewhere in the tornado of confusion about what is happening with Chris Drury this thread is for you. Also, I made a nifty flowchart for you guys because I know that when I see big intimidating words pictures help me digest and understand things.
The buyout window ends June 30th (one week from tomorrow) and the free agent market opens July 1st... will we see the end of Chris Drury's career as a Ranger in the next week or will we be stuck with him for the final year of his contract? Only time will tell.
Anyway, this is your Chris Drury discussion thread, have at it boys and girls.
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I think “epic”…is a bit strong of a word let’s try…“boring, and will never die”
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Internet sarcasm fails again
I think anyone from Trumbull, CT can’t describe their life/career as being “epic”.
I had the movie commercial guy’s voice in my head when I wrote the first line.
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good point…we really need a sarcasm font or something
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that would be wicked
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We would need a lot of monies… which we don’t have.
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I’m sure MSG would pay for it
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by George E. Ays on Jun 22, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The charts missing something
Simply ordering 189,000 hot oil pizza’s with everything at $26.50 a pop gives Captain Contract everything he has coming to him, and allows him to start working on being a better fisherman.
Genius. Ill pitch in.
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by Archie Barberio on Jun 22, 2011 8:38 PM EDT reply actions
I see you are also hoping for a unicorn attack.
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by Dig Deep on Jun 22, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Let’s give Drury some Slim Jim and tell him to go tease a sasquatch
by Mr. Avery to you on Jun 22, 2011 8:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
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you beat me to that joke. Bastard.
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Just doing my job Dig
Just doing my job
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I don't think Dig Deep did that bad of a job with this post
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by Brandon C. on Jun 22, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I did too!
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Woah woah
Wouldn’t go that far!
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you know what?
starve the unicorn for a few days, beat it with a cattle prod, feed it a visual diet of airplane disasters, faces of death, and the 2011 vancouver riots….and then put drury in front of it
you watch how fast those vegetarian horned bastards go from pacifist milquetoasts to rabid hungry savages
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Lol
Meat is gooooooood. Soon the unicorn will learn to love the taste of murder.
If that fails we just attach some horse legs to a narwhal. Narwhals eat fish (and therefore meat).
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It just occurred to me that in an offbeat way we are all advocating the murder of Chris Drury for our own hockey gains lol
by Mr. Avery to you on Jun 22, 2011 10:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Nope. He doesn’t have to be completely eaten. I’m sure the threat of unicorn teeth getting pretty close to some men-only body parts would convince him to reconsider.
Jokes aside, I’m probably one of the few people out there who isn’t all fussed about Drury. I think it was d-baggish for whoever it was to leak the “he’s through” line, especially if it was Slats or a crony of his. I’m thinking Drury is getting some of his own back here, and even though it screws us fans, I can’t really argue with the tactic. If my boss treated me like that, I’d go out of my way to find payback. Class shouldn’t be a one-way street.
So…if Drury remains and is put on LTIR, is it pretty much a given they’ll yank the “C” from him as a slap-in-the-face and give it to Cally?
Oh I think if he remains and is put on LTIR we have to give the captain to someone else….I may be wrong but I don’t see us going thru the entire season without a real captain..or one on the ice I should say…given the situation…
by Mr. Avery to you on Jun 22, 2011 11:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
the other night you mentioned scott gomez in a ranger jersey and i wanted to murder you
i don’t recall you complaining then—oh wait, you did….bad example
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See above comment referring to sarcasm because I was totally being sarcastic saying he was a great in a Ranger jersey so the call for my murder was totally unwarranted lol
by Mr. Avery to you on Jun 23, 2011 12:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
In all honesty tho in bad judgment I do have a Gomez jersey I bought with high hopes in 07 lol
by Mr. Avery to you on Jun 23, 2011 12:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
There is a reason I said “unicorn attack”. It is like wishing for the big bad wolf to attack Drury, I am making it clear that I do not want any harm to come to him by making the creature/being attacking him a fantasy creature.
I wish him nothing but the best.
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I got ya I’m just sayin lol
by Mr. Avery to you on Jun 23, 2011 12:21 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm pretty sure I saw Freddy Adu get into a national team game tonight
so that unicorn scenario may not be as abstract as you guys think
Were they saying "Boo" or "Boo-urns?"
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by Kendrick Jay on Jun 22, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Drury
If you’re reading this, do us all a favor and just leave our team in peace. You have been a colossal disappointment, cost us millions of dollars and are hated by Rangers fans all over the world. Performance wise, you are the worst Captain in New York Rangers history and we all can not wait for the day when you are no longer on the team.
Love, TLSBF
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by The Last Shall Become First on Jun 22, 2011 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
Drury, if you’re reading this, take some of your $7mil and make a donation to Defending the Blue Line in Boogaard’s memory, if you haven’t done so already. I was looking at the Memorial Donations page, and I was shocked to see that while entire Wild team made donations, as did not-yet-Captain Cally, there was no record of Drury on that page.
Uh, I apologize if this is out of line. Please feel free to delete this if this is unnecessarily incendiary.
This is true?
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Also listed Are Steve Eminger, Wojtek Wolski, Michael Sauer, interesting
by AyuvirGreen on Jun 23, 2011 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Man.. Who knew?
Man.. Who knew?I wanna donate. But I have no money :(
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So let me get this straight
Drury is among the highest paid players in the league and he can’t donate a few thousand to that organization for a fallen comrad? Some Captain.
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by The Last Shall Become First on Jun 23, 2011 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s what it looks like to me. And it doesn’t take a huge donation to wind up on that board either. I donated $50, and I’m there, the only time my name will be on the same web page as Cally’s. Of course I can’t guarantee Drury didn’t donate anything: for all I know, maybe Drury donated all of last year’s $7 million and demanded to remain anonymous. Somehow I’m not buying it, though.
But just not seeing his name—not seeing what I’d originally expected, an “All New York Rangers Players” listing—made me wonder whether Drury as a captain failed Boogaard in many other ways besides this final instance. Not that Boogaard isn’t ultimately responsible for what happened to him; he is a grown man after all. But did Drury ever try to make Boogie feel welcome (when Torts was making it clear to everyone that he didn’t want the guy)? Did he ever reach out to the man when he was feeling sad, alone, and adrift in NYC? While I’m glad that Avery reached out to Boogie regarding the substance abuse program, where was Drury?
Or am I just being unfair to our Captain? I probably am. But these are just thoughts that come to mind.
That paints a vivid portrait of how Drury is viewed by Rangers’ fans.
by 92-74-99-96 on Jun 23, 2011 9:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
ouch…
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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this sums up my feelings on the matter in every way
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by joereiter on Jun 22, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Angry Mob
We stand outside of his Pizza shop and hold up signs that beg him to retire.
Maybe a large group of fans will give him the hint that his services are not longer desired in NY.
With Drury out of the picture
This is how it should be"
Ryan Callahan wears the C as “The Captain”
Marc Staal wears the A as “The Alternate Captain”
Brandon Dubinsky also wears the A as “The (Other) Alternate Captain”
Brandon Prust wears the P as “The Pope”
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by The Last Shall Become First on Jun 23, 2011 12:07 AM EDT reply actions
+1
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Lundqvist wears a K for a king as well?
by Zuppa Di Pesce on Jun 23, 2011 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
They always give the Goalies a hard time
Remember Luongo was the Captain of the Canucks and they wouldn’t let him wear the “C”. God only knows what type of controversy there would be if we try to give Hank the “K” on his jersey
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by The Last Shall Become First on Jun 23, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Can Tortorella wear a Darth Vadar mask and black cape?
Let me know how that works out for you . . .
by SimpleManiac on Jun 23, 2011 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I can picture that too as he stands with his arms crossed beside Emperor Sathertine and his cigar lol
by Mr. Avery to you on Jun 23, 2011 9:32 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Perfect. I think Hank should paint a crown on his goalie mask.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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one thing keenan did that i liked
was the home & road alternate captains, wouldn’t mind seeing that idea brought back, spread the leadership around on what is a fairly young team
staal & dubi with As at home
prust & girardi (or, if he needs his ego soothed, gaborik) with As on the road
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Not a bad idea actually
I think back in 93-94 it was shared by Leetch, Graves, Larmer and Lowe if I’m not mistaken. Wouldn’t mind Prust and Girardi sharing the A with Staal and Dubi
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by The Last Shall Become First on Jun 23, 2011 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Hypothetical question...
Regarding a trade. It’s pretty much all but confirmed that Drury’s degenerative condition has put an end to his playing days, right? Are there any teams that need to take on salary just to reach the cap floor? In this hypothetical world, Slats could convince Dru to waive his no movement clause and help the team in the process. Too bad it Colorado isn’t in need to take on salary. Drury could retire on his terms for the team that drafted him.
A kid can dream, can’t he?
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